Total Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 36.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 31.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Minerva Close area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Short Heath , and the 219th lowest 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 Minerva Close (WV12 4BX) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.1% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Minerva Close (WV12 4BX), the main crime hotspot is near Heather Grove. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Minerva Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lilac Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Heather Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lilac Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Pattenham Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Heather Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Heather Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wayside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Heather Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heather Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heather Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monmouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Almond Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ewart Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ewart Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Granbourne Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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