Total Crime Rate

125.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 125.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 69.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Coalpool Lane area has the 51st highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 187th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Coalpool Lane (WS3 1RF) in the last 12 months was 125.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% lower 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 69.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coalpool Lane (WS3 1RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warner Road, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hunter Crescent (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Coalpool Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Goscote Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Whateley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whateley Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whateley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Ryecroft Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whateley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Whateley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Deans Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whateley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warner Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warner Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warner Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Warner Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Goscote Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Whateley Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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