Total Crime Rate

78.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Hereford Street area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 331st highest 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 Hereford Street (WS2 7BJ) in the last 12 months was 78.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hereford Street (WS2 7BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B4210, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kent Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hereford Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person B4210 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wiltshire Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wiltshire Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wiltshire Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Rutland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary B4210 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B4210 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft B4210 Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery B4210 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4210 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arbury Grove
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4210 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Rutland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rutland Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Essex Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leckie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lavender Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Rutland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Proffitt Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mentor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Norfolk Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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