Total Crime Rate

300.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.7 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 300.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 185.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 54.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Other theft 21.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Dickinson Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Pleck , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 827 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 Dickinson Drive (WS2 9DN) in the last 12 months was 300.9 per 1,000 residents and was 164.9% higher than the Pleck average (113.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dickinson Drive (WS2 9DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dickinson Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft M6 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Smith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A461 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting A461 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A461 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fellows Park Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fellows Park Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bescot Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bescot Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bescot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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