Total Crime Rate
91.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Flaxhall Street 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 Flaxhall Street (WS2 9TW) 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 Flaxhall Street (WS2 9TW), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Scarborough Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alumwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Scarborough Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Vicarage Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Vicarage Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Alumwell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Alumwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Alumwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Alumwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Alumwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Johns Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Johns Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Johns Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Johns Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Johns Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alumwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alumwell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alumwell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alumwell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alumwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ida Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ida Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.