Total Crime Rate

78.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 78.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hereford Street area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 358th highest crime rate of 827 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 47.6% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hereford Street (WS2 7BJ), the main crime hotspot is near B4210. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hereford Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hereford Street
Apr 2026Public order Lavender Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wiltshire Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wiltshire Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilton Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Robbery Hereford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kent Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutland Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Burglary Bloxwich Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bloxwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Proffitt Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mentor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mentor Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hereford Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cannon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norfolk Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4210 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery B4210 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cannon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Norfolk Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B4210 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cannon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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