Total Crime Rate
13.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Truro Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Paddock , and the 35th 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 Truro Road (WS5 3EQ) in the last 12 months was 13.3 per 1,000 residents and was 70.5% lower than the Paddock average (45.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Truro Road (WS5 3EQ), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penryn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penryn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wood End Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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