Total Crime Rate

28.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 28.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 8.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • 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

Walsall Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Cheslyn Hay Village , and the 111th lowest crime rate of 355 local areas in South Staffordshire .

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 Walsall Road (WS6 6AE) in the last 12 months was 28.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% lower than the Cheslyn Hay Village average (38.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 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 2 (≈ 8.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walsall Road (WS6 6AE), the main crime hotspot is near Fair Oaks Drive. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Walsall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tower View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Plants Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Plants Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bluebell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alpha Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alpha Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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