Total Crime Rate
34.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mellish Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Rushall-Shelfield , and the 197th 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 Mellish Road (WS4 2EB) in the last 12 months was 34.1 per 1,000 residents and was 49.5% 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 Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mellish Road (WS4 2EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Homestead Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tetley Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Walsall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Fernleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Homestead Close | Under investigation |
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