Total Crime Rate

939.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

280.2 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 939.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 280.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 197.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 192.3 10/10
  • Drugs 126.4 10/10
  • Other theft 115.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 65.9 10/10
  • Burglary 55.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 49.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 44.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.0 9/10
  • Public order 33.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.0 9/10
  • Robbery 11.0 9/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • 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

Queen Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 6th highest crime rate of 827 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 Queen Street (WS2 9NT) in the last 12 months was 939.6 per 1,000 residents and was 526.0% higher than the Birchills Leamore average (150.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 90.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 280.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queen Street (WS2 9NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wave Close, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dairy Close (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Queen Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dairy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dairy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wave Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Wave Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wave Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wave Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridgeman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cavell Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wave Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Corporation Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boulevard Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boulevard Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Equestrian Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Equestrian Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Equestrian Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Equestrian Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waterfront Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rollingmill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rollingmill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dairy Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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