Total Crime Rate

561.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

243.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 561.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 243.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 58.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.7 10/10
  • Public order 53.7 10/10
  • Drugs 48.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 48.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 29.3 10/10
  • Other theft 24.4 10/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Robbery 14.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.8 9/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 7/10
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

Hatherton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Rushall-Shelfield , and the 16th highest crime rate of 827 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 Hatherton Road (WS1 1YA) in the last 12 months was 561.0 per 1,000 residents and was 730.3% higher than the Rushall-Shelfield average (67.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -31.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 243.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hatherton Road (WS1 1YA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 333 crimes here, including 92 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hatherton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/130)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Littleton Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Pauls Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darwall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darwall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darwall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darwall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Darwall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Darwall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Pauls Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darwall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Public order St Paul'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Paul'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs St Paul'S Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs St Paul'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darwall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Littleton Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Digbeth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Digbeth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Digbeth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Digbeth Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Digbeth Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Digbeth Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Digbeth Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Digbeth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A4148 —
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Data Sources

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