Total Crime Rate

127.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 127.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 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 7HD) 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 7HD), the main crime hotspot is near Remington Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Stephenson Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Innovation Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lister Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Remington Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Remington Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prospect Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Remington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Innovation Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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