Crime Rates at Launceston Road, Walsall, WS5 3EB

Launceston Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Paddock , and the 204th lowest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Launceston Road (WS5 3EB) in the last 12 months was 34.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% lower than the Paddock average (45.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Launceston Road (WS5 3EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.