Total Crime Rate
200.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Alumwell Road 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 Alumwell Road (WS2 9XE) 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 Alumwell Road (WS2 9XE), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilbraham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moat Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Deepmore Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Deepmore Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Friezeland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Drayton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Drayton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Southbourne Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Southbourne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Southbourne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southbourne Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drayton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moat Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Road Precinct | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moat Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Road Precinct | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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