Crime Rates at Vicarage Road, Wednesbury, WS10 9DW

Vicarage Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wednesbury North , and the 457th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vicarage Road (WS10 9DW) in the last 12 months was 78.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Road (WS10 9DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Churchfields Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.