Total Crime Rate

37.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 37.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 23.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Whitehall Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Palfrey , and the 223rd 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 Whitehall Road (WS1 4AR) in the last 12 months was 37.1 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehall Road (WS1 4AR), the main crime hotspot is near Caldmore Green. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitehall Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Love Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Caldmore Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arundel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arundel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arundel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bescot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bescot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bescot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bescot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Love Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Love Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Collins Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Collins Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Corporation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redhouse Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redhouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Spout Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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