Total Crime Rate

442.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.7 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 442.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 306.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Robbery 23.9 10/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Norton Road area has the highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Pelsall , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Norton Road (WS3 4AY) in the last 12 months was 442.2 per 1,000 residents and was 615.8% higher than the Pelsall average (61.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 87.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norton Road (WS3 4AY), the main crime hotspot is near B4154. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Norton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Copse Crescent —
Apr 2026Other theft Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4154 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Oaklands Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4154 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4154 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4154 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4154 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4154 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4154 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodcroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4154 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4154 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery B4154 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shireview Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft B4154 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4154 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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