Crime Rates at Hazel Avenue, Wednesbury, WS10 9QQ

Hazel Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wednesbury North , and the 445th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hazel Avenue (WS10 9QQ) in the last 12 months was 79.2 per 1,000 residents and was 39.3% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hazel Avenue (WS10 9QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pine Avenue, where police recorded 70 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.