Crime Rates at Rowley Street, Walsall, WS1 2AX

Rowley Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Rushall-Shelfield , and the 95th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rowley Street (WS1 2AX) in the last 12 months was 176.9 per 1,000 residents and was 161.9% higher than the Rushall-Shelfield average (67.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 112.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowley Street (WS1 2AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 187 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arboretum Road (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.