Crime Rates at Lower Forster Street, Walsall, WS1 1XA

Lower Forster Street area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Rushall-Shelfield , and the 2nd 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 Forster Street (WS1 1XA) in the last 12 months was 2098.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3057.5% higher than the Rushall-Shelfield average (66.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 238 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -78.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 331.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Forster Street (WS1 1XA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 570 crimes here, including 122 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.