Total Crime Rate

229.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

127.5 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 229.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 127.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.7 10/10
  • Drugs 19.8 10/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Hospital Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 827 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 Hospital Street (WS2 8JP) in the last 12 months was 229.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% 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 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 127.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hospital Street (WS2 8JP), 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 Hospital Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Ryecroft Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Croft Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tannery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tannery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tannery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Penkridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hereford Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penkridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Burglary Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Hereford Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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