Total Crime Rate

98.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 6.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hobs Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wednesbury North , and the 338th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hobs Road (WS10 9BL) in the last 12 months was 98.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% lower than the Wednesbury North average (130.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hobs Road (WS10 9BL), the main crime hotspot is near Hobs Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hobs Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myvod Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Dove Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A461 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary A461 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobs Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobs Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hobs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hobs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vimy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jockey Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Churchfields Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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