Total Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 47.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cornwall Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Paddock , and the 292nd lowest 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 Cornwall Road (WS5 3PG) in the last 12 months was 47.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cornwall Road (WS5 3PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edinburgh Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cornwall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Connaught Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lake Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Gloucester Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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