Crime Rates at Follyhouse Close, Walsall, WS1 3EN

Follyhouse Close area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 251st lowest 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 Follyhouse Close (WS1 3EN) in the last 12 months was 42.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Follyhouse Close (WS1 3EN), 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.