Total Crime Rate

147.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.1 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 147.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 97.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Emery Street area has the 41st highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Emery Street (WS1 3AW) in the last 12 months was 147.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% lower than the Birchills Leamore average (150.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 97.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Emery Street (WS1 3AW), the main crime hotspot is near Lysways Street. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Emery Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Belvidere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lysways Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dandy'S Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highgate Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Emery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dandy'S Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dandy'S Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lysways Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hanch Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Follyhouse Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hanch Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lysways Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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