Total Crime Rate
58.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Spring Lane area has the 18th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Short Heath , and the 361st 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 Spring Lane (WV12 4HL) in the last 12 months was 58.9 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spring Lane (WV12 4HL), the main crime hotspot is near A462. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Short Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shepherd Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stroud Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Lea | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A462 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grasmere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A462 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Spring Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sandbeds Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Lea | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sandbeds Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Charles Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Charles Street | Under investigation |
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