Total Crime Rate

185.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 185.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.8 9/10
  • Drugs 25.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • 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

York Avenue area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 88th highest crime rate of 827 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 York Avenue (WS2 9XA) in the last 12 months was 185.5 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 80.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Avenue (WS2 9XA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wolverhampton Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ripon Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in York Avenue area

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

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