Total Crime Rate

65.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 65.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 44.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
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

Tame Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Palfrey , and the 399th lowest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tame Street (WS1 4BB) in the last 12 months was 65.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 111.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 111.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tame Street (WS1 4BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 123 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.

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Crime Over Time in Tame Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Collins Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tame Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tame Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Collins Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Love Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brockhurst Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brockhurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redhouse Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redhouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tame Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maw Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Love Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haskell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haskell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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