Total Crime Rate

66.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.0 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 66.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Blenheim Drive area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wednesbury North , and the 411th lowest 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 Blenheim Drive (WS10 9TR) in the last 12 months was 66.1 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blenheim Drive (WS10 9TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cobden Street, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Park Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blenheim Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cobden Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waldron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Waldron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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