Total Crime Rate
61.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Weston Street area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Palfrey , and the 384th 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 Weston Street (WS1 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 61.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% lower than the Palfrey average (75.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Weston Street (WS1 4EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 107 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grange Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Palfrey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | West Bromwich Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grange Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Haskell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little London | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Haskell Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Haskell Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Haskell Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Little London | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Little London | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Little London | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bath Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grange Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Weston Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Haskell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Weston Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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