Crime Rates at Sweetbriar Lane, Willenhall, WV12 4EP

Sweetbriar Lane area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Short Heath , and the 160th 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 Sweetbriar Lane (WV12 4EP) in the last 12 months was 28.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sweetbriar Lane (WV12 4EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Road, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spindle Tree Rise (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.