Total Crime Rate

367.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

142.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 367.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 145.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 142.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.6 10/10
  • Burglary 23.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.2 10/10
  • Public order 23.2 10/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Harrison Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Blakenall , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 827 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 Harrison Street (WS3 3HP) in the last 12 months was 367.6 per 1,000 residents and was 93.0% higher than the Blakenall average (190.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 142.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harrison Street (WS3 3HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 220 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elmore Green Close (93 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Harrison Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Exchange Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Exchange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Exchange Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Revival Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmore Green Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Samuel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Stokes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmore Green Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmore Green Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmore Green Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elmore Green Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elmore Green Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Elmore Green Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elmore Green Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Elmore Green Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Elmore Green Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Elmore Green Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A34 Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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