Total Crime Rate

939.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

280.2 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 939.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 280.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 197.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 192.3 10/10
  • Drugs 126.4 10/10
  • Other theft 115.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 65.9 10/10
  • Burglary 55.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 49.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 44.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.0 9/10
  • Public order 33.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.0 9/10
  • Robbery 11.0 9/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • 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

This area has the 4th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 6th 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 This (WS2 8LR) in the last 12 months was 939.6 per 1,000 residents and was 526.0% higher than the Birchills Leamore average (150.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 90.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 280.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode WS2 8LR, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 253 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (103 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in WS2 8LR area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/87)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wisemore Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4148 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A4148 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridgeman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Park Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blue Lane West Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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