Total Crime Rate

250.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 250.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 9/10
  • Other theft 17.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.6 10/10
  • Robbery 11.6 9/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bradford Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bradford Street (WS1 3QD) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 68.6% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 162.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bradford Street (WS1 3QD), the main crime hotspot is near Park Street. Police recorded 167 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bradford Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Corporation Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sister Dora Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sister Dora Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sister Dora Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brace Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mount Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newport Street
Sep 2025Burglary Newport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Newport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corporation Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corporation Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corporation Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Newport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sister Dora Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Newport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Small Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Small Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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