Total Crime Rate
666.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stafford Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 12th 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 Stafford Street (WS2 8DR) in the last 12 months was 666.0 per 1,000 residents and was 349.2% 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 106 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -47.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 142 (≈ 289.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stafford Street (WS2 8DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Littleton Street West, where police recorded 176 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Littleton Street West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shaw Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penkridge Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penkridge Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Penkridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A4148 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A4148 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A4148 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Short Acre Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Littleton Street West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shaw Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shaw Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shaw Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaw Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaw Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Littleton Street West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ryecroft Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ryecroft Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | John Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | John Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | John Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Stafford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stafford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stafford Street | — |
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