Total Crime Rate

1082.5 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 1082.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 594.1 10/10
  • Other theft 82.5 10/10
  • Public order 75.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 66.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.7 10/10
  • Drugs 46.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.3 10/10
  • Burglary 29.7 10/10
  • Other crime 23.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 23.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.5 10/10
  • Robbery 16.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 9.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Waterfront Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 6th 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 Waterfront Way (WS2 9NH) in the last 12 months was 1082.5 per 1,000 residents and was 630.1% 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 180 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -64.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 213 (≈ 703.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterfront Way (WS2 9NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blue Lane West, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wave Close (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Waterfront Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blue Lane West Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Checketts Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blue Lane West Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A454 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A454 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blue Lane West Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blue Lane West Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Henry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Birchills Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wave Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waterfront Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Waterfront Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wave Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blue Lane West 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 Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Forrester Street Precinct Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Forrester Street Precinct Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forrester Street Precinct —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blue Lane West Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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