Total Crime Rate
62.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Farmhouse Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Short Heath , and the 392nd lowest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Farmhouse Road (WV12 4AU) in the last 12 months was 62.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.8% lower than the Short Heath average (77.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Farmhouse Road (WV12 4AU), the main crime hotspot is near Spindle Tree Rise. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Short Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Threshers Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lewis Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reapers Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Riding Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Riding Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spindle Tree Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spindle Tree Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spindle Tree Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Spindle Tree Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Andrew Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stourmore Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Stourmore Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sherlock Close | — |
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