Total Crime Rate

16.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 16.0 2/10
  • Violent crimes 10.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fordwater Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Streetly , and the 64th lowest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fordwater Road (B74 2BQ) in the last 12 months was 16.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% lower than the Streetly average (27.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fordwater Road (B74 2BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Silverstone Drive. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fordwater Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hundred Acre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sunnymead Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silverstone Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Silverstone Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnymead Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tulip Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnymead Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pembury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hundred Acre Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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