Total Crime Rate
98.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
65.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Telford Road area has the 57th lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 263rd 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 Telford Road (WS2 7LD) in the last 12 months was 98.5 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 65.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Telford Road (WS2 7LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crompton Close, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Napier Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Walsall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Murdock Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Red Brook Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Jenner Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hadley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hadley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hadley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Telford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Telford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Telford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Davy Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Jenner Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jenner Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crompton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gurney Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rutherford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Telford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rutherford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Gurney Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gurney Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gurney Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gurney Road | Under investigation |
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