Crime Rates at West Street, Walsall, WS3 2BE

West Street area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 332nd 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 West Street (WS3 2BE) in the last 12 months was 82.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (WS3 2BE), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.