Crime Rates at Ida Road, Walsall, WS2 9SS

Ida Road area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Pleck , and the 20th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ida Road (WS2 9SS) in the last 12 months was 495.9 per 1,000 residents and was 313.5% higher 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 127 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 138 (≈ 380.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ida Road (WS2 9SS), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 223 crimes here, including 155 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.