Total Crime Rate
35.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Harcourt Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wednesbury North , and the 173rd lowest crime rate of 954 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 Harcourt Road (WS10 9PP) in the last 12 months was 35.1 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 235.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harcourt Road (WS10 9PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pine Avenue, where police recorded 52 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arundel Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaumont Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pine Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arundel Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arundel Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pine Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pine Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Reservoir Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pine Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pine Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pine Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Delville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pine Avenue | Under investigation |
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