Total Crime Rate

96.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 96.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Tennyson Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Willenhall North , and the 270th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tennyson Road (WV12 5JE) in the last 12 months was 96.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% higher than the Willenhall North average (62.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 5.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 66.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tennyson Road (WV12 5JE), 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 Tennyson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southey Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browning Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cowper Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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