Total Crime Rate

316.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

202.0 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 316.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 202.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 179.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 8/10
  • Burglary 19.5 10/10
  • Other crime 16.3 10/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Victoria Mews area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Rushall-Shelfield , and the 40th 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 Victoria Mews (WS4 2DZ) in the last 12 months was 316.0 per 1,000 residents and was 367.7% 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 202.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Mews (WS4 2DZ), 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 Victoria Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Butts Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borneo Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buchanan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary The Butts Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buchanan Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arboretum Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arboretum Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Borneo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Butts Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Somerset Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mellish Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Mellish Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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