Crime Rates at Priestley Road, Walsall, WS2 7JB

Priestley Road area has the 51st highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 184th highest crime rate of 824 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 Priestley Road (WS2 7JB) in the last 12 months was 123.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% 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 Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priestley Road (WS2 7JB), 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.