Total Crime Rate

291.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 291.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 104.1 10/10
  • Other theft 69.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 36.7 8/10
  • Public order 30.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.5 10/10
  • Drugs 18.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Robbery 12.2 9/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Wednesbury Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Pleck , and the 44th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

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 Wednesbury Road (WS2 9QL) in the last 12 months was 291.8 per 1,000 residents and was 156.9% higher than the Pleck average (113.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 104.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wednesbury Road (WS2 9QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wednesbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Regal Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caledon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wycliffe Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wycliffe Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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