Total Crime Rate

168.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 168.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 78.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 69.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.4 8/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Robbery 11.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Leighs Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Pelsall , and the 105th 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 Leighs Close (WS4 1BY) in the last 12 months was 168.1 per 1,000 residents and was 172.1% higher than the Pelsall average (61.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 69.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leighs Close (WS4 1BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Four Crosses Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leighs Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bevan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wilsford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coalheath Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broad Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Birch Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Autumn Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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