Total Crime Rate

82.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.9 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 82.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 31.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dorsett Place 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 Dorsett Place (WS3 2BW) 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 Dorsett Place (WS3 2BW), 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 Dorsett Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bagnall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bagnall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Providence Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Providence Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stowe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stowe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Odell Crescent Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stowe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stowe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Providence Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Providence Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stowe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stowe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Addenbrooke Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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