Total Crime Rate

49.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 49.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 37.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Summer Lane area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Pelsall , and the 304th lowest 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 Summer Lane (WS4 1DS) in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% lower than the Pelsall average (61.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Summer Lane (WS4 1DS), the main crime hotspot is near Spring Close. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Summer Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broad Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Windsor Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Other crime Birch Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Autumn Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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