Total Crime Rate

103.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.4 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 103.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Rochford Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Pleck , and the 247th highest crime rate of 827 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 Rochford Close (WS2 9JW) in the last 12 months was 103.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rochford Close (WS2 9JW), 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 Rochford Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wycliffe Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sadlers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sadlers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sadlers Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Pleck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wycliffe Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caledon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Horseshoe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horseshoe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horseshoe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawley Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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