Total Crime Rate

621.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 621.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 186.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 136.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 68.3 10/10
  • Public order 49.7 10/10
  • Burglary 31.1 10/10
  • Robbery 24.8 10/10
  • Other crime 18.6 10/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Stephenson Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 14th highest crime rate of 824 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 Stephenson Avenue (WS2 7DU) in the last 12 months was 621.1 per 1,000 residents and was 318.9% higher than the Birchills Leamore average (148.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -56.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 161.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 350.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stephenson Avenue (WS2 7DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stephenson Square, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kelvin Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Stephenson Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darwin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ramsay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stephenson Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stephenson Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rutherford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fleming Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephenson Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ramsay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ramsay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ramsay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ramsay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gurney Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ramsay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kelvin Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephenson Square Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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