Total Crime Rate

62.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Reapers Close 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 Reapers Close (WV12 4BE) 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 Reapers Close (WV12 4BE), the main crime hotspot is near Andrew Drive. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Reapers Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lewis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Riding Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Longwood Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Threshers Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Andrew Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riding Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reapers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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