Total Crime Rate
155.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
121.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lewis 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.
View Crime In Short Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewis Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sowers Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greadier Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spindle Tree Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherlock Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherlock Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lodge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stourmore Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewis Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Douglas Davies Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Douglas Davies Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewis Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | High Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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