Total Crime Rate

98.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 98.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.4 8/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Woodwards Place 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 Place (WS2 9RU) 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 Place (WS2 9RU), the main crime hotspot is near Dora Street. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodwards Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Jerome Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kingsley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs A4038 Local resolution
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodwards Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Kingsley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dora Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Horseshoe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodwards Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darlaston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darlaston Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Dawley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Darlaston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Darlaston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dawley Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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