Total Crime Rate

183.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 183.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 94th highest crime rate of 824 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 183.4 per 1,000 residents and was 137.3% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 107.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.7% 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 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Douglas Davies Close (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lewis Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lewis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spindle Tree Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sherlock Close —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Stourmore Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stourmore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennine Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wolverson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ernest Clarke Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order High Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Davies Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Douglas Davies Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Douglas Davies Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dibble Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spindle Tree Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spindle Tree Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reapers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spindle Tree Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greadier Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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