Total Crime Rate

128.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 128.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Public order 5.2 4/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Webster Road area has the 49th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 173rd highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Webster Road (WS2 7AP) in the last 12 months was 128.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% lower than the Birchills Leamore average (148.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 24.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 103.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Webster Road (WS2 7AP), the main crime hotspot is near Kent Street. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Webster Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Bank Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Mentor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Rutland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Rutland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arbury Grove —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Proffitt Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mentor Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Mentor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lavender Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rutland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leckie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mentor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mentor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alderley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Bank Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Bloxwich Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rutland Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alderley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alderley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Essex Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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