Total Crime Rate

172.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 172.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 101.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.6 10/10
  • Burglary 19.7 10/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Leckie Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 101st highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leckie Road (WS2 8BX) in the last 12 months was 172.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% higher 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 101.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leckie Road (WS2 8BX), 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 Leckie Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hereford Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Bloxwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Hereford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hereford Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B4210 Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery B4210 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4210 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Bloxwich Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penkridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norfolk Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Norfolk Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Proffitt Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Croft Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kent Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wiltshire Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ryecroft Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryecroft Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ryecroft Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ryecroft Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ryecroft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ryecroft Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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