Total Crime Rate
796.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gallery Square area has the 4th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 9th highest crime rate of 824 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 Gallery Square (WS2 8LN) in the last 12 months was 796.7 per 1,000 residents and was 437.4% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -69.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 258.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gallery Square (WS2 8LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 246 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (81 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | St Paul'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bradford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bradford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bradford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bradford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Paul'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bradford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bradford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bradford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bradford Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A4148 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A4148 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A4148 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A4148 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Station Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Paul'S Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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