Total Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.4 4/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rushwood Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Rushall-Shelfield , and the 394th lowest crime rate of 824 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 Rushwood Close (WS4 2HS) in the last 12 months was 62.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% lower than the Rushall-Shelfield average (66.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rushwood Close (WS4 2HS), the main crime hotspot is near Calderfields Close. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rushwood Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Buchanan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calderfields Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tetley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leigh Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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