Total Crime Rate

138.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.2 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 138.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Laneside Gardens area has the 44th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 154th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laneside Gardens (WS2 8SH) in the last 12 months was 138.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% lower than the Birchills Leamore average (150.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 84.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laneside Gardens (WS2 8SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wolverhampton Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bentley Drive (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Laneside Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Moorside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Moorside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Blay Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blay Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lane Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Laneside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laneside Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lane Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Deepmore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bentley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wolverhampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Primley Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wolverhampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolverhampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolverhampton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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