Crime Rates at Cavendish Road, Walsall, WS2 7HY

Cavendish Road area has the 46th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 159th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cavendish Road (WS2 7HY) in the last 12 months was 137.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.7% lower than the Birchills Leamore average (150.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 88.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cavendish Road (WS2 7HY), the main crime hotspot is near Stephenson Square. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.