Total Crime Rate

153.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 153.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 16.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Green Lane area has the 35th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Green Lane (WS2 8LE) in the last 12 months was 153.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 68.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Green Lane (WS2 8LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 213 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Green Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stockton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Thornbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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