Total Crime Rate

453.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 453.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 218.6 10/10
  • Other theft 43.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Burglary 21.9 10/10
  • Drugs 21.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.4 10/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 7/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.5 4/10
  • 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

Leamore Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leamore Lane (WS2 7DQ) in the last 12 months was 453.6 per 1,000 residents and was 205.9% higher 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 251.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leamore Lane (WS2 7DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jenner Close, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fleming Place (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Leamore Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Jenner Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wall End Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Commercial Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Jenner Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fleming Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Jenner Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jenner Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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