Total Crime Rate

155.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 155.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 121.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lewis Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Short Heath , and the 115th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lewis Close (WV12 4EF) in the last 12 months was 155.7 per 1,000 residents and was 113.0% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 121.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lewis Close (WV12 4EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Road, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Douglas Davies Close (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lewis Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sowers Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greadier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spindle Tree Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherlock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherlock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lodge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stourmore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Davies Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Douglas Davies Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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