Total Crime Rate

70.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Raleigh Street area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 381st 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 Raleigh Street (WS2 8QY) in the last 12 months was 70.1 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Raleigh Street (WS2 8QY), 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 Raleigh Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pargeter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cairns Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reedswood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Reedswood Close 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 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 2025Robbery Reedswood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drayton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Drayton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drayton Street —
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Data Sources

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