Total Crime Rate

62.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.6 8/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Nursery Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 393rd lowest crime rate of 824 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 Nursery Road (WS3 2DU) in the last 12 months was 62.1 per 1,000 residents and was 58.1% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 240.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nursery Road (WS3 2DU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nursery Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reeves Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Somerfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4210 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B4210 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Old Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pinfold Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinfold Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Stowe Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stowe Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4210 Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stowe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grant Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Grant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Nursery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Nursery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stuart Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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