Crime Rates at Longwood Rise, Willenhall, WV12 4AX

Longwood Rise area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Short Heath , and the 285th lowest crime rate of 827 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 Longwood Rise (WV12 4AX) in the last 12 months was 46.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longwood Rise (WV12 4AX), 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.