Crime Rates at Old Birchills, Walsall, WS2 8QD

Old Birchills area has the 6th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 12th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Birchills (WS2 8QD) in the last 12 months was 666.0 per 1,000 residents and was 349.2% 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 106 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -47.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 142 (≈ 289.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Birchills (WS2 8QD), the main crime hotspot is near Miner Street. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.