Total Crime Rate

222.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 222.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Boulevard Walk area has the 20th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 68th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Boulevard Walk (WS2 9BT) in the last 12 months was 222.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.9% higher than the Birchills Leamore average (148.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 183.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 97.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boulevard Walk (WS2 9BT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Boulevard Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shaw Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blue Lane West Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blue Lane West Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blue Lane West Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blue Lane West Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shaw Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blue Lane West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Blue Lane West Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Navigation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Art Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Art Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Station Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marsh Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shaw Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shaw Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsh Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marsh Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marsh Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marsh Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marsh Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marsh Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marsh Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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