Total Crime Rate

128.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.8 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 128.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 77.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.7 8/10
  • Public order 22.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.0 10/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Stafford Street area has the 50th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stafford Street (WS2 8EA) in the last 12 months was 128.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 77.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stafford Street (WS2 8EA), the main crime hotspot is near B4210. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stafford Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Bloxwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Croft Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Penkridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penkridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Ryecroft Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ryecroft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ryecroft Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Ryecroft Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryecroft Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bloxwich Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cannon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4210 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery B4210 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B4210 Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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