Total Crime Rate
749.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rowland Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 10th 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 Rowland Street (WS2 8SU) in the last 12 months was 749.3 per 1,000 residents and was 405.4% 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 172 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 1200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 112.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1058.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rowland Street (WS2 8SU), 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.
View Crime In Birchills Leamore| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Road Precinct | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cairns Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pargeter Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Road Precinct | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reedswood Close | 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 | Rowland Street | Under investigation |
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