Total Crime Rate

227.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.8 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 227.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.1 10/10
  • Other theft 21.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 21.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Drugs 13.7 9/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Carl Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 63rd 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 Carl Street (WS2 7BE) in the last 12 months was 227.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 117.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carl Street (WS2 7BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bloxwich Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Suffolk Place (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Carl Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bloxwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carl Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Forest Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Suffolk Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yorkshire Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Forest Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forest Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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