Total Crime Rate

18.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 18.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Ives Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Paddock , and the 61st lowest crime rate of 824 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 St Ives Road (WS5 3EN) in the last 12 months was 18.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Ives Road (WS5 3EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wood End Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in St Ives Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penryn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wood End Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime B4151 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penryn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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