Total Crime Rate

53.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 53.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Willows Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Paddock , and the 342nd lowest 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 Willows Road (WS1 2DR) in the last 12 months was 53.8 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% higher than the Paddock average (45.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willows Road (WS1 2DR), the main crime hotspot is near Willows Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willows Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Princes Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lumley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moncrieffe Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadway North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadway North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadway North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willows Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Willows Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chuckery Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Willows Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Prince'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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