Total Crime Rate

154.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 154.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lysways Street area has the 34th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 120th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lysways Street (WS1 3AQ) in the last 12 months was 154.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% higher than the Birchills Leamore average (148.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 102.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 123.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lysways Street (WS1 3AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newhall Street, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lysways Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lysways Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridgewood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drayman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drayman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridgewood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newhall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newhall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Springhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bullock'S Row
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridgewood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridgewood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanch Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dandy'S Walk Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Dandy'S Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ridgewood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bullock'S Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Emery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Matthew'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lysways Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lysways Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Highgate Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barleyfields Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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