Washwood Heath vs Wednesbury Town

Washwood Heath has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,290 crimes in the last 12 months. Wednesbury Town has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 4,525 crimes. Both areas score equally on the safety index.

Washwood Heath shows a year-on-year crime trend of -1.7% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Wednesbury Town shows -6.2% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Washwood Heath, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,667 incidents). In Wednesbury Town, it is Violent Crime (1,646 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Washwood Heath recorded 226 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Wednesbury Town recorded 254. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Washwood Heath totalled 1,667 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,646 in Wednesbury Town. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Washwood Heath recorded 3,347 crimes (now 3,290, a change of -1.7%). Wednesbury Town recorded 4,823 crimes previously (now 4,525, -6.2%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Washwood Heath has a resolution rate of 35% and Wednesbury Town has 24.5%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Washwood Heath falls within the West Midlands Police boundary. Wednesbury Town is covered by West Midlands Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Washwood Heath and Wednesbury Town. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.