Total Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 90.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 49.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Walstead Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Palfrey , and the 296th highest 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 Walstead Road (WS5 4DR) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% higher than the Palfrey average (80.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walstead Road (WS5 4DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thorncroft Way, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bramley Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Walstead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shustoke Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shustoke Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorncroft Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Thorncroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorncroft Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Redwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwood Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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