Total Crime Rate

75.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 75.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Vincent Street area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 372nd 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 Vincent Street (WS1 3EJ) in the last 12 months was 75.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vincent Street (WS1 3EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haskell Street, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grange Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vincent Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highgate Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highgate Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Follyhouse Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little London Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little London Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little London Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Little London Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Little London Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Little London Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little London
Apr 2026Public order Belvidere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order West Bromwich Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs West Bromwich Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary West Bromwich Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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 Highgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vincent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Vincent Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haskell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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