Total Crime Rate

47.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.7 5/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.4 3/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Armstrong Drive area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 297th lowest crime rate of 824 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 Armstrong Drive (WS2 8TZ) in the last 12 months was 47.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Armstrong Drive (WS2 8TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Cavendish Gardens. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Armstrong Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Red Brook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Burgh Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cavendish Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wayside Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wayside Walk Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cavendish Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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