Total Crime Rate
75.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bath Street area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 370th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bath Street (WS1 3DB) in the last 12 months was 75.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bath Street (WS1 3DB), the main crime hotspot is near George Street. Police recorded 236 crimes here, including 85 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Walsall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | George Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sister Dora Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bath Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Orlando Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Orlando Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sister Dora Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sister Dora Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | George Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Glebe Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebe Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebe Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebe Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebe Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebe Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Glebe Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | George Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | George Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | George Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | George Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | George Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | George Street | Under investigation |
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