Total Crime Rate

72.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 72.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 1.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Tildesley Drive area has the 15th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Short Heath , and the 366th 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 Tildesley Drive (WV12 4JD) in the last 12 months was 72.8 per 1,000 residents and was 5.8% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tildesley Drive (WV12 4JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grasmere Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cornwall Gate (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tildesley Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ravenscroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tildesley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashmore Lake Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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