Total Crime Rate
111.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Leamore Lane area has the 56th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 212th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Leamore Lane (WS2 7DA) in the last 12 months was 111.8 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Leamore Lane (WS2 7DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stephenson Square, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kelvin Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Darwin Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ramsay Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stephenson Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stephenson Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stephenson Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kelvin Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelvin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelvin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelvin Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ramsay Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ramsay Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ramsay Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelvin Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stephenson Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ramsay Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ramsay Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gurney Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fleming Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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