Total Crime Rate

84.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.7 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 84.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.8 5/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Alder Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wednesbury North , and the 415th highest crime rate of 951 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 Alder Road (WS10 9PX) in the last 12 months was 84.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% lower than the Wednesbury North average (130.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alder Road (WS10 9PX), the main crime hotspot is near Axletree Way. Police recorded 165 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alder Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simcox Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Axletree Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myvod Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Poplar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Axletree Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Axletree Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Axletree Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Axletree Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Axletree Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Axletree Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Axletree Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Axletree Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Axletree Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Axletree Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Axletree Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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