Crime Rates at Bernard Street, Walsall, WS1 2LE

Bernard Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Paddock , and the 412th lowest crime rate of 827 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 Bernard Street (WS1 2LE) in the last 12 months was 67.0 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -17.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bernard Street (WS1 2LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bernard Street, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lumley Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.