Total Crime Rate

78.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 78.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 66.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • 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

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 8NR) 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 8NR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 151 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Green Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Ryecroft Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime A454 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Blue Lane West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blue Lane West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Blue Lane West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blue Lane West Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Adams Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Birch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ryecroft Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryecroft Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

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