Total Crime Rate
749.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Reedswood Retail Park 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 Reedswood Retail Park (WS2 8XD) 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 Reedswood Retail Park (WS2 8XD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 213 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Innovation Way (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birchills Leamore| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Prospect Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Innovation Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Reedswood Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Reedswood Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Reedswood Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Reedswood Park Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Reedswood Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Reedswood Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Reedswood Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Innovation Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.