Crime Rates at Gower Street, Walsall, WS2 9AZ

Gower Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Pleck , and the 315th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gower Street (WS2 9AZ) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% lower than the Pleck average (119.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gower Street (WS2 9AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Dora Street. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.