Total Crime Rate

34.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 34.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 7.4 2/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Old Birchills area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 201st lowest 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 Old Birchills (WS2 8QH) in the last 12 months was 34.5 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Birchills (WS2 8QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Birchills (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Birchills area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Reedswood Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Reedswood Gardens Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Reedswood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Reedswood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dalkeith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Reedswood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Brighton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cairns Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cairns Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reedswood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Miner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Green Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jessel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Birchills Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hollyhedge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hollyhedge Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jessel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rowland Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Birchills Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Birchills Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Jessel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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