Total Crime Rate
623.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Miner Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 13th highest crime rate of 824 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 8QN) in the last 12 months was 623.2 per 1,000 residents and was 320.4% higher than the Birchills Leamore average (148.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 177 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 80.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Miner Street (WS2 8QN), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reedswood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Birchills | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pargeter Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Green Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Green Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Old Birchills | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Birchills | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Reedswood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Reedswood Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cairns Street | Under investigation |
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