Total Crime Rate

128.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 128.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 77.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.7 8/10
  • Public order 22.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.0 10/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Mill Street area has the 50th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 182nd 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 Mill Street (WS2 8AX) in the last 12 months was 128.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 77.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Street (WS2 8AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cannon Street, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Saw Mill Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mentor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ryecroft Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Cannon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cannon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cannon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Proffitt Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cecil Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ryecroft Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ryecroft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ryecroft Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryecroft Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ryecroft Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mentor Close Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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