Total Crime Rate

116.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 116.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Butts Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Rushall-Shelfield , and the 206th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Butts Road (WS4 2BW) in the last 12 months was 116.8 per 1,000 residents and was 72.9% higher than the Rushall-Shelfield average (67.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butts Road (WS4 2BW), the main crime hotspot is near Arboretum Road. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Butts Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arboretum Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary The Butts Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buchanan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buchanan Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arboretum Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Mellish Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Upper Forster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Butts Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mellish Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Butts Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borneo Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Borneo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime William Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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