Total Crime Rate

98.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pargeter Street area has the 58th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 247th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pargeter Street (WS2 8QR) in the last 12 months was 98.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pargeter Street (WS2 8QR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Forrester Street Precinct, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Miner Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Pargeter Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cairns Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pargeter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forrester Street Precinct
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Forrester Street Precinct Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Forrester Street Precinct Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Precinct Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Precinct Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Reedswood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reedswood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Reedswood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Drayton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drayton Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drayton Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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