Total Crime Rate

78.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 78.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leamore Lane area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 360th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leamore Lane (WS3 2BL) in the last 12 months was 78.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leamore Lane (WS3 2BL), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leamore Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Providence Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stowe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Odell Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Odell Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Odell Crescent Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sherborne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stowe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Addenbrooke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Providence Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Providence Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Providence Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bagnall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bagnall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stowe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stowe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Providence Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Providence Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stowe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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