Total Crime Rate

106.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.9 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 106.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Whitley Drive area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Streetly , and the 240th 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 Whitley Drive (B74 2EF) in the last 12 months was 106.3 per 1,000 residents and was 286.8% higher than the Streetly average (27.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 70.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitley Drive (B74 2EF), the main crime hotspot is near Kingscroft Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitley Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingscroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Daneways Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingscroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingscroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingscroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Tudor Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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