Crime Rate in Short Heath, ward

Short Heath has the 9th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Walsall district and the 2908th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 284th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Short Heath in the last 12 months was 77.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% lower than the Walsall district average (103.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Short Heath’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 406 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 130.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 491 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Short Heath ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near High Road, with 49 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Douglas Davies Close (27 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.