Crime Rates at Essex Street, Walsall, WS2 7AS

Essex Street area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 358th highest crime rate of 827 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 Essex Street (WS2 7AS) in the last 12 months was 78.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% lower than the Birchills Leamore average (150.1 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essex Street (WS2 7AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norfolk Place, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wiltshire Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.