Total Crime Rate

289.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 289.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 221.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 47.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Ash Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wednesbury North , and the 47th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ash Road (WS10 9NN) in the last 12 months was 289.9 per 1,000 residents and was 122.0% higher than the Wednesbury North average (130.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ash Road (WS10 9NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pine Avenue, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B4200 (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ash Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Pine Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willow Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime B4200 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Waldron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waldron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Oval Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simcox Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Beebee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pine Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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