Total Crime Rate
100.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
75.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bosty Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Aldridge Central and South , and the 255th 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 Bosty Lane (WS9 0QE) in the last 12 months was 100.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% higher than the Aldridge Central and South average (68.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 75.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 453.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bosty Lane (WS9 0QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bosty Lane, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westbrook Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Walsall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bosty Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Walsall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbrook Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbrook Avenue | Under investigation |
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