Total Crime Rate

79.0 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 79.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.1 8/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Edison Road area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 330th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edison Road (WS2 7HX) in the last 12 months was 79.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edison Road (WS2 7HX), the main crime hotspot is near Stephenson Square. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Edison Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephenson Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Burgh Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gurney Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ramsay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ramsay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ramsay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stephenson Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stephenson Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Red Brook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephenson Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rutherford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Napier Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Napier Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cavendish Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cavendish Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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