Total Crime Rate

38.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Kingsley Street area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Pleck , and the 231st lowest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsley Street (WS2 9QZ) in the last 12 months was 38.8 per 1,000 residents and was 67.6% lower than the Pleck average (119.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsley Street (WS2 9QZ), the main crime hotspot is near Sadlers Court. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsley Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bescot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodwards Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bescot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dawley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Horseshoe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bescot Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Kingsley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kingsley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dawley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slaters Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bescot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dora Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodwards Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hough Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sadlers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs A4038 Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sadlers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Sadlers Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hough Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hough Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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