Total Crime Rate
73.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Paddock 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 (WS1 2HW) 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 (WS1 2HW), 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 (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Walsall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paddock Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlotte Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Walhouse Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bott Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hanch Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hanch Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bott Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bott Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rowley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlotte Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlotte Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlotte Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Union Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Paddock Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Paddock Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paddock Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Ditch | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Ditch | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Ditch | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Walhouse Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Walhouse Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Dog Kennel Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Burleigh Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burleigh Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Ditch | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ablewell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dog Kennel Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Walhouse Road | Under investigation |
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