Crime Rates at Walstead Close, Walsall, WS5 3NR

Walstead Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Paddock , and the 298th 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 Walstead Close (WS5 3NR) in the last 12 months was 48.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% higher 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walstead Close (WS5 3NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newmore Gardens, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birmingham Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.