Total Crime Rate

1287.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1287.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 318.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 289.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 135.4 10/10
  • Other theft 83.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 76.0 10/10
  • Drugs 76.0 10/10
  • Public order 76.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 57.0 10/10
  • Burglary 52.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 38.0 10/10
  • Robbery 30.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 30.9 10/10
  • Other crime 16.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lower 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Hall Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Paul'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Sep 2025Other crime St Paul'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Paul'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barleyfields Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Paul'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Paul'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Newport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Newport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Newport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Newport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newport Street
Sep 2025Public order Mount Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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