Total Crime Rate

261.6 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 261.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 182.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Leamore Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 50th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

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 Leamore Lane (WS2 7AB) in the last 12 months was 261.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.4% 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 198.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leamore Lane (WS2 7AB), the main crime hotspot is near Water Reed Grove. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Leamore Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darwin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Water Reed Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Odell Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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