Total Crime Rate

79.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 79.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Harness Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Palfrey , and the 329th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harness Close (WS5 4PZ) in the last 12 months was 79.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% higher than the Palfrey average (75.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 85.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harness Close (WS5 4PZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brockhurst Place, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Talke Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Harness Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Stirrup Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sarah Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Segundo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brockhurst Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martingale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Segundo Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cranfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cranfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pattison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pattison Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Brockhurst Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brockhurst Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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