Crime Rates at Norfolk Place, Walsall, WS2 7BA

Norfolk Place area has the 12th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 39th 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 Norfolk Place (WS2 7BA) in the last 12 months was 335.4 per 1,000 residents and was 123.5% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 158.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norfolk Place (WS2 7BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hospital Street, where police recorded 31 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.