Total Crime Rate

29.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 29.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 10.4 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.3 2/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Park Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wednesbury North , and the 121st lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Park Road (WS10 9LU) in the last 12 months was 29.2 per 1,000 residents and was 77.7% lower than the Wednesbury North average (130.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 10.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Park Road (WS10 9LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitley Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hall End (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Whitley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Oval Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall End Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hall End Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Trouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willow Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whitley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Whitley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Goldby Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A462 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Short Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Short Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A462 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Short Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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