Crime Rates at Hough Road, Walsall, WS2 9BB

Hough Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Pleck , and the 389th highest crime rate of 827 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 Hough Road (WS2 9BB) in the last 12 months was 71.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% lower than the Pleck average (113.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hough Road (WS2 9BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hucker Close, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dora Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.