Total Crime Rate

64.8 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 64.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Wednesbury Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Palfrey , and the 412th 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 Wednesbury Road (WS1 4JH) in the last 12 months was 64.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 24.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wednesbury Road (WS1 4JH), the main crime hotspot is near Dairy Close. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wednesbury Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rutter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Truda Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosamond Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosamond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosamond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rosamond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Junction Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Junction Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Meadow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Equestrian Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft South Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tasker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosamond Street
Sep 2025Burglary Meadow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Small Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wednesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Corporation Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corporation Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Graphic Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Graphic Close
Sep 2025Burglary Dairy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Small Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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