Total Crime Rate

44.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Spout Lane area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Palfrey , and the 273rd lowest crime rate of 824 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 Spout Lane (WS1 4HU) in the last 12 months was 44.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% lower than the Palfrey average (75.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spout Lane (WS1 4HU), the main crime hotspot is near Caldmore Green. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spout Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Little London Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson White Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Love Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Dale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Thorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caldmore Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Michael Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Caldmore Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mount Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brace Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Clews Close 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Corporation Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Small Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Small Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little London Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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