Total Crime Rate

218.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 218.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 29.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 21st highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 70th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Primley Avenue (WS2 9UZ) in the last 12 months was 218.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 80.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Primley Avenue (WS2 9UZ), 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 (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southbourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorside Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorside Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deepmore Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Friezeland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Primley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Primley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lane Avenue Local resolution
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 2025Vehicle crime Primley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Criminal damage and arson Southbourne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southbourne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deepmore Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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