Total Crime Rate
1287.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lower Hall Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 4th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Hall Lane (WS1 1RL) in the last 12 months was 1287.4 per 1,000 residents and was 768.3% higher than the Birchills Leamore average (148.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 134 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 62.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 183 (≈ 434.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lower Hall Lane (WS1 1RL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 286 crimes here, including 96 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birchills Leamore| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Paul'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bus/Coach Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | St Paul'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Paul'S Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Paul'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Paul'S Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barleyfields Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Paul'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Paul'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newport Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Newport Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newport Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Newport Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Newport Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Newport Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Newport Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Newport Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newport Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mount Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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