Total Crime Rate
91.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Durham 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alumwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ely Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Primley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Primley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Primley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Primley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Primley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alumwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alumwell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alumwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Alumwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ely Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Primley Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Alumwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Alumwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ely Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chester Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Alumwell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southbourne Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Southbourne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Southbourne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Southbourne Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Jerome Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Primley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Primley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alumwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Johns Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alumwell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodwards Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodwards Place | Under investigation |
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