Total Crime Rate

73.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 73.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Paddock Lane area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Rushall-Shelfield , and the 378th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Paddock Lane (WS1 2EH) in the last 12 months was 73.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paddock Lane (WS1 2EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 187 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Paddock Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bott Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paddock Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paddock Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Paddock Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bott Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bott Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Walhouse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Walhouse Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goodall Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Ditch Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bott Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Paddock Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balls Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Balls Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Matthew'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Matthew'S Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs St Matthew'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rowley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Matthew'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ablewell Street

Data Sources

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