Total Crime Rate

98.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.1 9/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Telford 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.

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Crime Over Time in Telford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murdock Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red Brook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Jenner Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hadley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hadley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hadley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Telford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Telford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Telford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Davy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jenner Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jenner Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crompton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gurney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutherford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Telford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutherford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Gurney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gurney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gurney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gurney Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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