Crime Rates at Hough Road, Walsall, WS2 9BE

Hough Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Pleck , and the 193rd 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 Hough Road (WS2 9BE) in the last 12 months was 120.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hough Road (WS2 9BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hucker Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Darlaston Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.