Total Crime Rate

335.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

158.2 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 335.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 158.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 158.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 44.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.0 10/10
  • Other crime 31.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Drugs 19.0 10/10
  • Other theft 19.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Northumberland Way 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 Northumberland Way (WS2 7BX) 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 Northumberland Way (WS2 7BX), the main crime hotspot is near Penkridge Close. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Northumberland Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Bloxwich Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bloxwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Forest Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Suffolk Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norfolk Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forest Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kent Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Forest Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Robbery Hereford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hereford Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southmead Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Norfolk Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hereford Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yorkshire Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penkridge Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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