Total Crime Rate

140.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 140.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.4 10/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Parklands Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Paddock , and the 150th 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 Parklands Gardens (WS1 2NN) in the last 12 months was 140.2 per 1,000 residents and was 210.3% higher than the Paddock average (45.2 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 73.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parklands Gardens (WS1 2NN), the main crime hotspot is near Lumley Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Parklands Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lumley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lumley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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