Total Crime Rate

96.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.9 8/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 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

Queens Lea area has the 11th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Short Heath , and the 256th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queens Lea (WV12 4JA) in the last 12 months was 96.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 63.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Lea (WV12 4JA), the main crime hotspot is near Sandbeds Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Queens Lea area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lane Head Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tildesley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandbeds Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandbeds Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sandbeds Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A462 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A462 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A462 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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