Total Crime Rate

280.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

137.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 280.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 137.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.8 10/10
  • Other theft 21.2 10/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Art Court area has the 16th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 47th highest crime rate of 827 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 Art Court (WS2 9EF) in the last 12 months was 280.4 per 1,000 residents and was 86.8% higher than the Birchills Leamore average (150.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 137.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Art Court (WS2 9EF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 145 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Art Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Wave Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Blue Lane West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Adams Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsh Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marsh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsh Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wave Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wave Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blue Lane West Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blue Lane West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Marsh Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Blue Lane West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wave Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wave Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Little Station Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Little Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waterfront Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marsh Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boulevard Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime A454 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boulevard Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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