Total Crime Rate

13.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 13.9 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Scarborough Road area has the lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Pleck , and the 40th 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 Scarborough Road (WS2 9RF) in the last 12 months was 13.9 per 1,000 residents and was 88.4% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scarborough Road (WS2 9RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dora Street, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsley Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Scarborough Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Johns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Johns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Johns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Johns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Johns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kingsley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Kingsley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Horseshoe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Scarborough Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Scarborough Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dora Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dawley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodwards Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodwards Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dawley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darlaston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Darlaston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Pleck Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scarborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darlaston Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Drugs A4038 Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scarborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Darlaston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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