Total Crime Rate
20.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ashton Drive area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Pelsall , and the 80th 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 Ashton Drive (WS4 1BD) in the last 12 months was 20.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% lower than the Pelsall average (64.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashton Drive (WS4 1BD), the main crime hotspot is near Broad Way. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Pelsall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Broad Way | Under investigation |
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