Total Crime Rate
80.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
52.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Primley Avenue area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 343rd highest crime rate of 827 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 Primley Avenue (WS2 9UL) in the last 12 months was 80.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% lower than the Birchills Leamore average (150.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Primley Avenue (WS2 9UL), the main crime hotspot is near Primley Avenue. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Walsall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | A4038 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reservoir Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Durham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ely Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ely Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Darlaston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Reservoir Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Reservoir Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Primley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Primley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Primley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | A4038 | Under investigation |
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