Total Crime Rate

52.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.3 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 52.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 15.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Fletcher Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Willenhall North , and the 325th 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 Fletcher Road (WV12 5ER) in the last 12 months was 52.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% lower than the Willenhall North average (62.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fletcher Road (WV12 5ER), the main crime hotspot is near Bloomfield Drive. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fletcher Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wychbold Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wychbold Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fletcher Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bloomfield Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bloomfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bloomfield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jones Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jones Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vernon Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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