Total Crime Rate

60.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 60.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 44.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.3 10/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lane Avenue area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 370th lowest crime rate of 827 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 Lane Avenue (WS2 8SQ) in the last 12 months was 60.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lane Avenue (WS2 8SQ), 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 Lane Avenue area

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

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