Crime Rates at Highgate Drive, Walsall, WS1 3JW

Highgate Drive area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 302nd highest crime rate of 824 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 Highgate Drive (WS1 3JW) in the last 12 months was 84.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% lower than the Birchills Leamore average (148.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highgate Drive (WS1 3JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haskell Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grange Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.