Total Crime Rate

123.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 123.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Murdock Way 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 Murdock Way (WS2 7LB) 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 Murdock Way (WS2 7LB), the main crime hotspot is near Crompton Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Murdock Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cavendish Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Crompton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cavendish Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Napier Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crompton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crompton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crompton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Napier Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Telford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Telford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Red Brook Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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