Total Crime Rate
123.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
73.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tennyson Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Willenhall North , and the 194th 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 Tennyson Road (WV12 5JQ) in the last 12 months was 123.1 per 1,000 residents and was 98.6% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 73.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tennyson Road (WV12 5JQ), 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.
View Crime In Willenhall North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Browning Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southey Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cowper Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southey Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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