Crime Rate in Pleck, ward

Pleck has the 5th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Walsall district and the 1145th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 89th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Pleck in the last 12 months was 119.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% higher than the Walsall district average (103.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Pleck’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 919 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 28.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,072 (≈ 63.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Pleck ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 223 crimes here, including 155 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.