Crime Rates at Gurney Place, Walsall, WS2 7JF

Gurney Place area has the 53rd highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 199th 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 Gurney Place (WS2 7JF) in the last 12 months was 115.9 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 62.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gurney Place (WS2 7JF), 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.