Total Crime Rate
35.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Delville Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wednesbury North , and the 169th lowest crime rate of 951 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 Delville Close (WS10 9EF) in the last 12 months was 35.1 per 1,000 residents and was 73.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 105.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Delville Close (WS10 9EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pine Avenue, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hobs Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wednesbury North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | B4200 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Pine Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pine Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Handley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Churchfields Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hobs Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hobs Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hobs Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Oval | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hobs Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hobs Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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