Total Crime Rate

77.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cavendish Road area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 333rd highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cavendish Road (WS2 7HQ) in the last 12 months was 77.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cavendish Road (WS2 7HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Reedswood Park Road, where police recorded 117 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Remington Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cavendish Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prospect Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Reedswood Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Innovation Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Innovation Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Remington Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Remington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Reedswood Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Reedswood Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Reedswood Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Reedswood Park Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Reedswood Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Reedswood Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Remington Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lister Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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