Total Crime Rate

50.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.8 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 50.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Roberts Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 313th lowest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Roberts Road (WS3 1PP) in the last 12 months was 50.1 per 1,000 residents and was 66.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roberts Road (WS3 1PP), the main crime hotspot is near Alderley Crescent. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Roberts Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Whateley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whateley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whateley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Alderley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Roberts Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Ryecroft Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whateley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alderley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Whateley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whateley Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halford Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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