Crime Rates at Jerome Road, Walsall, WS2 9TP

Jerome Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Pleck , and the 290th lowest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Jerome Road (WS2 9TP) in the last 12 months was 47.3 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% lower than the Pleck average (113.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jerome Road (WS2 9TP), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 271 crimes here, including 199 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.