Total Crime Rate
64.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tame Street East area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Palfrey , and the 393rd 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 Tame Street East (WS1 3LA) in the last 12 months was 64.1 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% lower than the Palfrey average (80.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tame Street East (WS1 3LA), 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.
View Crime In Walsall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Haskell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Highgate Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maw Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Maw Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Haskell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Maw Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
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