Total Crime Rate

155.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 155.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.0 10/10
  • Other crime 15.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.0 10/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wood Green Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wednesbury North , and the 152nd 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 Wood Green Road (WS10 9QS) in the last 12 months was 155.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 74.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 273.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Green Road (WS10 9QS), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 127 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wood Green Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Paul'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sparrow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Fred Smith Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary James Watt Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rooth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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