Total Crime Rate

56.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 34.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ripon Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 345th lowest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ripon Road (WS2 9UU) in the last 12 months was 56.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ripon Road (WS2 9UU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Ripon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Primley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolverhampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Deepmore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laneside Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Laneside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolverhampton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Wolverhampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wolverhampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blay Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Blay Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bassett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Primley Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primley Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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