Crime Rates at Porchester Close, Walsall Wood, Walsall, WS9 9BW

Porchester Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Aldridge North and Walsall Wood , and the 146th lowest crime rate of 824 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 Porchester Close (WS9 9BW) in the last 12 months was 29.1 per 1,000 residents and was 64.7% lower than the Aldridge North and Walsall Wood average (82.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Porchester Close (WS9 9BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Poxon Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fort Crescent (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.