Total Crime Rate

50.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wharfedale Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Princes End , and the 291st lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wharfedale Street (WS10 9AG) in the last 12 months was 50.2 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% lower than the Princes End average (101.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharfedale Street (WS10 9AG), the main crime hotspot is near Union Street. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wharfedale Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakeswell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Spring Head Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shambles Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gregory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Gregory Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gregory Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gregory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arundel Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arundel Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arundel Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Corporation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Railway Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Trinity Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kendrick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shambles Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street

Data Sources

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