Total Crime Rate

65.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 65.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Alder Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wednesbury North , and the 411th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alder Road (WS10 9PX) in the last 12 months was 65.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alder Road (WS10 9PX), the main crime hotspot is near Axletree Way. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Alder Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Westbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Axletree Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Axletree Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Axletree Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Axletree Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Axletree Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Axletree Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Axletree Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Axletree Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prince George Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Park Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Myvod Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft B4200 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Myvod Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Myvod Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Westbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Axletree Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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