Total Crime Rate
453.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Willenhall Lane Industrial Estate area has the 10th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Willenhall Lane Industrial Estate (WS3 2XN) in the last 12 months was 453.6 per 1,000 residents and was 205.9% higher 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -81.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 251.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Willenhall Lane Industrial Estate (WS3 2XN), the main crime hotspot is near Signal Grove. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birchills Leamore| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wall End Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Croxstalls Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Croxstalls Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Croxstalls Road | Under investigation |
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