Total Crime Rate

91.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 91.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 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

Durham 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 Durham Road (WS2 9TF) 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 Durham Road (WS2 9TF), the main crime hotspot is near Alumwell Close. Police recorded 155 crimes here, including 124 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Durham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alumwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ely Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Primley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Primley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Primley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Primley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alumwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alumwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alumwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Alumwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ely Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Primley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Alumwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Alumwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ely Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Alumwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southbourne Avenue
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southbourne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southbourne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southbourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Jerome Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Primley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alumwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Johns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alumwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodwards Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodwards Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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