Total Crime Rate

273.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

152.5 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 273.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 152.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 31.9 10/10
  • Drugs 24.8 10/10
  • Public order 24.8 10/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Whateley Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 50th 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 Whateley Avenue (WS3 1RA) in the last 12 months was 273.1 per 1,000 residents and was 81.9% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 152.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whateley Avenue (WS3 1RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warner Road, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cartbridge Crescent (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whateley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whateley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warner Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warner Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warner Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whateley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Whateley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartbridge Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartbridge Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartbridge Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cartbridge Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Whateley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whateley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Whateley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whateley Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Deans Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Warner Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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