Crime Rates at Stephenson Avenue, Walsall, WS2 7ET

Stephenson Avenue area has the 50th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 176th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stephenson Avenue (WS2 7ET) in the last 12 months was 127.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% lower than the Birchills Leamore average (148.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 75.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stephenson Avenue (WS2 7ET), 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.