Crime Rates at Persehouse Street, Walsall, WS1 2AS

Persehouse Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Rushall-Shelfield , and the 189th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Persehouse Street (WS1 2AS) in the last 12 months was 120.6 per 1,000 residents and was 81.6% higher than the Rushall-Shelfield average (66.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 61.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Persehouse Street (WS1 2AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 281 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.