Total Crime Rate

389.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 389.8 10/10
  • Other theft 114.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 81.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.5 10/10
  • Public order 24.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Ford Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Pleck , and the 28th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ford Street (WS2 9BW) in the last 12 months was 389.8 per 1,000 residents and was 225.1% higher than the Pleck average (119.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -73.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 102.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ford Street (WS2 9BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 109 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brunswick Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ford Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merton Way —
Sep 2025Drugs Rochford Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallows Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brunswick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brunswick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Merton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Merton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caledon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merton Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caledon Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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