Total Crime Rate

81.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 81.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 11.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.1 3/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Park Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wednesbury North , and the 445th highest crime rate of 954 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 Park Lane (WS10 9PS) in the last 12 months was 81.2 per 1,000 residents and was 40.4% lower than the Wednesbury North average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Lane (WS10 9PS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Park Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woden Road North Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pine Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pine Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pine Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pine Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft B4200 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pine Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pine Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pine Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Park Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Crew Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prince George Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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