Total Crime Rate
113.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
56.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Victoria Place area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wednesbury North , and the 259th 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 Victoria Place (WS10 9HS) in the last 12 months was 113.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Victoria Place (WS10 9HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trinity Grove (8 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Red House Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | A461 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Foley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Walnut Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Walnut Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sycamore Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hydes Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A461 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Corporation Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parkside Close | Under investigation |
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