Crime Rates at Longmore Street, Wednesbury, WS10 9DQ

Longmore Street 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 Longmore Street (WS10 9DQ) 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 Longmore Street (WS10 9DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Russell Street, where police recorded 253 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Union Street (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.