Wednesbury
Middle areaNorth Sandwell. 7,671 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Wednesbury live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Wednesbury
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wednesbury at a rate of 160.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.1 per 1,000 people across Sandwell.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 372 |
| Shoplifting | 295 |
| Other crime | 225 |
| Vehicle crime | 105 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 95 |
| Burglary | 51 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 39 |
| Drug offences | 27 |
| Robbery | 17 |
| Theft from the person | 7 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Wednesbury compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Wednesbury safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wednesbury at a rate of 160.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.1 per 1,000 people across Sandwell.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 99 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wednesbury.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (372), shoplifting (295) and other crime (225).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Sandwell
These figures are published for the whole of Sandwell, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Sandwell and not Wednesbury alone. See Sandwell
Wednesbury in brief
The median price paid for a home in Wednesbury was £220,000 in 2025.
Wednesbury had 7,553 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Wednesbury live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Wednesbury, 93.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.