Total Crime Rate

389.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 389.8 10/10
  • Other theft 114.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 81.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.5 10/10
  • Public order 24.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Wednesbury Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Pleck , and the 28th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wednesbury Road (WS2 9QW) in the last 12 months was 389.8 per 1,000 residents and was 225.1% higher than the Pleck average (119.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -73.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 102.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wednesbury Road (WS2 9QW), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wednesbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Vicarage Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Brunswick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caledon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caledon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sadlers Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sadlers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sadlers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scarborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Pleck Road —
Sep 2025Public order Vicarage Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brunswick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wycliffe Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wycliffe Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merton Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merton Way —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Merton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slaters Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Merton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scarborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Horseshoe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Kingsley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bescot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bescot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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