Total Crime Rate

453.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 453.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 218.6 10/10
  • Other theft 43.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Burglary 21.9 10/10
  • Drugs 21.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.4 10/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 7/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.5 4/10
  • 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

Commercial Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Commercial Road (WS2 7NQ) in the last 12 months was 453.6 per 1,000 residents and was 205.9% higher 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 251.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Road (WS2 7NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Commercial Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wall End Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Commercial Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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