Crime Rates at Jerome Road, Walsall, WS2 9SU

Jerome Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Pleck , and the 279th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Jerome Road (WS2 9SU) in the last 12 months was 91.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 63.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jerome Road (WS2 9SU), 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.