Crime Rates at Minerva Close, Willenhall, WV12 4BX

Minerva Close area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Short Heath , and the 324th lowest crime rate of 824 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 Minerva Close (WV12 4BX) in the last 12 months was 52.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Minerva Close (WV12 4BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heather Grove, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wayside Gardens (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.