Total Crime Rate

178.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 178.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Burglary 13.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Walsall Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Princes End , and the 115th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walsall Street (WS10 9EN) in the last 12 months was 178.1 per 1,000 residents and was 75.1% higher than the Princes End average (101.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 85.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walsall Street (WS10 9EN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walsall Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gregory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arundel Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Spring Head Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakeswell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gregory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gregory Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gregory Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arundel Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arundel Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knowles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Railway Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Trinity Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Longcroft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vicar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Corporation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kendrick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shambles Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shambles Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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