Crap Towns / Wednesbury / Crime

How much crime is there in Wednesbury?

The police recorded 129 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Wednesbury from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.7 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 45.5. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 122, down from 134 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	134	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	131	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	122	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	45.5	34.1
Shoplifting	22.7	7.1
Vehicle crime	14.2	3.8
Other theft	11.4	5.4
Criminal damage and arson	10.2	7.0
Public order	6.5	6.6
Burglary	6.0	3.1
Robbery	3.0	0.6
Drugs	2.9	2.4
Other crime	2.8	2.0
Possession of weapons	2.6	0.8
Theft from the person	0.6	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.6	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Walsall	3.7 km	133
Wednesbury	–	129
Bilston	4.1 km	127
Bloxwich	6.3 km	111
West Bromwich	3.4 km	110
Darlaston	2.0 km	105
Willenhall	4.4 km	103
Oldbury	6.6 km	101
Tipton	3.4 km	93.5
Coseley	5.9 km	72.4
Pheasey	7.1 km	34.3
The typical town	–	76.2