Total Crime Rate

107.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 107.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

James Bridge Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Pleck , and the 233rd 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 James Bridge Close (WS2 9BN) in the last 12 months was 107.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around James Bridge Close (WS2 9BN), 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.

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Crime Over Time in James Bridge Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darlaston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dora Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Reservoir Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hucker Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dora Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime A4038 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs A4038 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Thickett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reservoir Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Reservoir Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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