Total Crime Rate

401.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

163.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 401.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 163.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 62.7 8/10
  • Public order 47.0 10/10
  • Drugs 40.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Burglary 21.9 10/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grand Junction Way area has the highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Palfrey , and the 27th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grand Junction Way (WS1 4NA) in the last 12 months was 401.3 per 1,000 residents and was 401.8% higher than the Palfrey average (80.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 163.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grand Junction Way (WS1 4NA), the main crime hotspot is near Britannia Road. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grand Junction Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Duchess Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duchess Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Britannia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Britannia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Britannia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duchess Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lord Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Britannia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lord Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lord Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadway West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farmstead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Manorhouse Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manorhouse Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Britannia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Britannia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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