Total Crime Rate

125.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.0 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 125.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 66.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 32.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Robbery 4.9 6/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Byron Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Willenhall North , and the 186th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Byron Road (WV12 5HP) in the last 12 months was 125.6 per 1,000 residents and was 102.7% higher than the Willenhall North average (62.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byron Road (WV12 5HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wood Lane Close, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chaucer Avenue (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Byron Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinewood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southey Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranmer Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranmer Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cranmer Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browning Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cowper Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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