Total Crime Rate

168.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.9 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 168.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.7 9/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alumwell Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 105th highest 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 Alumwell Road (WS2 9XE) in the last 12 months was 168.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 89.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alumwell Road (WS2 9XE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Drayton Street, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bentley Drive (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alumwell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bassett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Blay Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drayton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bentley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Drayton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Deepmore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Precinct Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Manor Road Precinct Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Manor Road Precinct Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Precinct Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wolverhampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wolverhampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Blay Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolverhampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolverhampton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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