Crime Rates at Woodwards Road, Walsall, WS2 9RJ

Woodwards Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Pleck , and the 248th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodwards Road (WS2 9RJ) in the last 12 months was 98.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -91.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodwards Road (WS2 9RJ), 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.