Total Crime Rate

147.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 147.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 94.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.5 9/10
  • Public order 19.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.4 5/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bescot Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Pleck , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 827 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 Bescot Road (WS2 9DG) in the last 12 months was 147.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% higher 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 94.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bescot Road (WS2 9DG), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bescot Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Smith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bescot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bescot Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fellows Park Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fellows Park Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bescot Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft M6 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A461 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A461 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A461 Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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