Total Crime Rate
103.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church Hill area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wednesbury North , and the 329th highest crime rate of 954 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 Church Hill (WS10 9DG) in the last 12 months was 103.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% lower than the Wednesbury North average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 60.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Hill (WS10 9DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Russell Street, where police recorded 341 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Union Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Russell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Russell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Russell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellcroft Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Russell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaumont Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Russell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Delville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shambles | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Upper Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Upper Russell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Upper Russell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Upper Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Upper Russell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Reservoir Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shambles | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Union Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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