Crime Rates at Windmill Street, Walsall, WS1 3EE

Windmill Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 37th 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 Windmill Street (WS1 3EE) in the last 12 months was 343.0 per 1,000 residents and was 128.5% higher 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 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 223.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windmill Street (WS1 3EE), the main crime hotspot is near Newhall Street. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.