Crime Rates at Persehouse Street, Walsall, WS1 2AT

Persehouse Street area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Rushall-Shelfield , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Persehouse Street (WS1 2AT) in the last 12 months was 1515.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2143.0% higher than the Rushall-Shelfield average (67.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 149 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -26.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 288.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Persehouse Street (WS1 2AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 187 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.