Crime Rates at Paddock, Walsall, WS1 2HW

Paddock area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Rushall-Shelfield , and the 394th 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 Paddock (WS1 2HW) in the last 12 months was 67.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 114.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paddock (WS1 2HW), 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 (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.