Total Crime Rate

395.1 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 395.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 252.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.4 9/10
  • Other theft 30.4 10/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wallows Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Pleck , and the 27th 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 Wallows Lane (WS2 9BY) in the last 12 months was 395.1 per 1,000 residents and was 229.5% higher than the Pleck average (119.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 63.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 145.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wallows Lane (WS2 9BY), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wallows Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slaters Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rochford Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Brunswick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brunswick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bescot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bescot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bescot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Phillip Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Phillip Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallows Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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