Total Crime Rate

291.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

245.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 291.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 245.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 218.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Water Reed Grove area has the 15th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 45th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Water Reed Grove (WS2 7AD) in the last 12 months was 291.4 per 1,000 residents and was 94.1% higher than the Birchills Leamore average (150.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 245.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Reed Grove (WS2 7AD), the main crime hotspot is near Fryers Close. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Water Reed Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Robottom Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leamore Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darwin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ingot Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ingot Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ingot Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ingot Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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