Total Crime Rate

91.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 91.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

High Street area has the 54th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 279th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (WS3 2BF) in the last 12 months was 91.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 51.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (WS3 2BF), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sherborne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Addenbrooke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stowe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stowe Street
Sep 2025Other crime Stowe Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinfold Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Old Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Somerfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Odell Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Pinfold Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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