Total Crime Rate

93.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 93.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Talke Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Palfrey , and the 266th highest crime rate of 824 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 Talke Road (WS5 4PA) in the last 12 months was 93.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% higher than the Palfrey average (75.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -39.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 61.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Talke Road (WS5 4PA), the main crime hotspot is near Walstead Road West. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Talke Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brockhurst Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walstead Road West Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Cranfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cranfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Middleton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Segundo Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walstead Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walstead Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pattison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Walstead Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Walstead Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martingale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brockhurst Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Brockhurst Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Segundo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pattison Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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