Crime Rates at Thornbury Road, Walsall, WS2 8AE

Thornbury Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 403rd lowest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thornbury Road (WS2 8AE) in the last 12 months was 63.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornbury Road (WS2 8AE), the main crime hotspot is near Wiltshire Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.