Total Crime Rate

137.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 137.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 6/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 4/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Coalpool Lane area has the 45th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 154th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Coalpool Lane (WS3 1QN) in the last 12 months was 137.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% lower 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coalpool Lane (WS3 1QN), the main crime hotspot is near Alderley Crescent. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Coalpool Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coal Pool Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halford Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alderley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oswin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roberts Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alderley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Bank Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Bank Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alderley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holden Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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