Total Crime Rate
69.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Elmstead Wood area has the 7th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Pheasey Park Farm , and the 402nd highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Elmstead Wood (WS5 3BU) in the last 12 months was 69.0 per 1,000 residents and was 84.2% higher than the Pheasey Park Farm average (37.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elmstead Wood (WS5 3BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elmstead Wood, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Three Crowns Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Walsall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Elmstead Wood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmstead Close | Under investigation |
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