Crime Rates at Green Lane, Walsall, WS2 8HX

Green Lane area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 361st highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Green Lane (WS2 8HX) in the last 12 months was 78.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Green Lane (WS2 8HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blue Lane West, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Penkridge Close (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.