Total Crime Rate

433.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.8 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 433.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 244.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 75.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.4 8/10
  • Other theft 35.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Drugs 16.6 9/10
  • Robbery 14.2 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 2.4 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

Miner Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 24th 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 Miner Street (WS2 8QL) in the last 12 months was 433.7 per 1,000 residents and was 188.9% higher than the Birchills Leamore average (150.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 103 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 75.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Miner Street (WS2 8QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 149 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 Miner Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reedswood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Reedswood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Reedswood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dalkeith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Miner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jessel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Jessel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jessel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Reedswood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Birchills Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Reedswood Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Birchills Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cairns Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rowland Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Green Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cairns Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Reedswood Gardens Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Birchills Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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