Total Crime Rate

636.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.1 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 636.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 357.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 90.1 9/10
  • Burglary 67.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.4 10/10
  • Public order 28.2 10/10
  • Other theft 25.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.9 10/10
  • Drugs 14.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
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

Reedswood Retail Park area has the 6th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 12th highest crime rate of 827 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 Reedswood Retail Park (WS2 8XD) in the last 12 months was 636.6 per 1,000 residents and was 324.1% higher than the Birchills Leamore average (150.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 127 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -31.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 90.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 393.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reedswood Retail Park (WS2 8XD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 149 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Reedswood Retail Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Reedswood Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Reedswood Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Reedswood Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Reedswood Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Reedswood Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Reedswood Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Innovation Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Innovation Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
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Data Sources

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