Total Crime Rate

200.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 200.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 46.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 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

Primley Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 84th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Primley Avenue (WS2 9UP) in the last 12 months was 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.9% higher than the Birchills Leamore average (148.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 107.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Primley Avenue (WS2 9UP), the main crime hotspot is near Primley Avenue. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Primley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deepmore Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southbourne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Primley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Primley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deepmore Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Primley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Primley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Primley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Primley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Primley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southbourne Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Primley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southbourne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southbourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lane Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Friezeland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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