Total Crime Rate

48.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.5 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 48.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Newbolt Street area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Palfrey , and the 302nd lowest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newbolt Street (WS5 4PF) in the last 12 months was 48.8 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newbolt Street (WS5 4PF), the main crime hotspot is near Walstead Road West. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newbolt Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farmstead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harness Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fullbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbolt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brockhurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brockhurst Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pattison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pattison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cranfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manorhouse Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Manorhouse Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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