Crime Rates at Dorset Drive, Walsall, WS9 8JN

Dorset Drive area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Aldridge Central and South , and the 83rd 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 Dorset Drive (WS9 8JN) in the last 12 months was 18.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.5% lower than the Aldridge Central and South average (68.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorset Drive (WS9 8JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jessie Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.