Total Crime Rate

23.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 23.8 2/10
  • Violent crimes 13.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wood Green Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wednesbury North , and the 89th lowest crime rate of 951 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 Wood Green Road (WS10 9QL) in the last 12 months was 23.8 per 1,000 residents and was 81.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Green Road (WS10 9QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 124 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hobs Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wood Green Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myvod Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jockey Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vimy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobs Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobs Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hobs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hobs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Houliston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft John Fletcher Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dove Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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