Total Crime Rate

796.7 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 796.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 186.8 10/10
  • Drugs 148.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 126.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 65.9 10/10
  • Other theft 33.0 10/10
  • Burglary 27.5 10/10
  • Robbery 27.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 22.0 10/10
  • Public order 22.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 22.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.0 9/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • 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

Queen Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 9th 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 Queen Street (WS2 9NT) in the last 12 months was 796.7 per 1,000 residents and was 437.4% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 258.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% 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 (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Queen Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wave Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waterfront Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Meadow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Equestrian Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Dairy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Meadow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Henry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Waterfront Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tasker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rollingmill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Rollingmill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wave Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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