Total Crime Rate

185.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.4 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 185.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.0 9/10
  • Other theft 32.8 10/10
  • Burglary 27.3 10/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Little London area has the 31st highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 87th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Little London (WS1 3EP) in the last 12 months was 185.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.8% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 87.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Little London (WS1 3EP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Little London area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vincent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Love Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Love Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little London
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vincent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vincent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vincent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Vincent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Vincent Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vincent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Buckle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Love Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Buckle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Vincent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Collins Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Collins Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orlando Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orlando Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cambridge Street 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 Thorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorpe Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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