Crime Rates at Laurel Road, Walsall, WS5 4DS

Laurel Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 98th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laurel Road (WS5 4DS) in the last 12 months was 201.2 per 1,000 residents and was 140.7% higher than the Charlemont with Grove Vale average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 131.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laurel Road (WS5 4DS), 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.