Crime Rates at Butts Road, Walsall, WS4 2AY

Butts Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Rushall-Shelfield , and the 248th 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 Butts Road (WS4 2AY) in the last 12 months was 41.7 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% lower than the Rushall-Shelfield average (67.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butts Road (WS4 2AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lower North Street, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Butts (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.