Total Crime Rate
72.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Harvesters Way area has the 16th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Short Heath , and the 382nd highest crime rate of 827 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 Harvesters Way (WV12 4AQ) in the last 12 months was 72.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% lower than the Short Heath average (73.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harvesters Way (WV12 4AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Spindle Tree Rise. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Short Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewis Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewis Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvesters Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvesters Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spindle Tree Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sowers Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvesters Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvesters Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewis Close | Under investigation |
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