Total Crime Rate

47.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.3 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 47.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Walstead Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Palfrey , and the 295th 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 Walstead Road (WS5 4LY) in the last 12 months was 47.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.3% lower 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 Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walstead Road (WS5 4LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Botany Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rowan Road (9 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 (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Blackthorne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blackthorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delves Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Botany Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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