Crime Rates at Kelvin Road, Walsall, WS2 7DR

Kelvin Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 66th highest crime rate of 827 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 Kelvin Road (WS2 7DR) in the last 12 months was 225.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.1% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 134.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kelvin Road (WS2 7DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stephenson Square, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kelvin Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.