Total Crime Rate
21.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Birmingham Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Paddock , and the 110th lowest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Birmingham Road (WS1 2NS) in the last 12 months was 21.2 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Birmingham Road (WS1 2NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A34, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beacon Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Walsall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beacon Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A34 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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