Total Crime Rate
77.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wednesfield Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Willenhall South , and the 364th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .
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 Wednesfield Road (WV13 1AE) in the last 12 months was 77.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% lower than the Willenhall South average (155.6 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 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 Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wednesfield Road (WV13 1AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lawrence Street, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Templars Walk (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Willenhall South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clothier Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Primary Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Lawrence Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawrence Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawrence Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Webster Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Templars Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Templars Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Primary Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wellington Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dartmouth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bloom Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Little Clothier Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | London Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | London Drive | Under investigation |
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