Total Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 37.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Ravenscroft Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Short Heath , and the 222nd lowest crime rate of 824 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 Ravenscroft Road (WV12 4LY) in the last 12 months was 37.5 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ravenscroft Road (WV12 4LY), 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 Ravenscroft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pool Hayes Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashmore Lake Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ravenscroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kinver Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tildesley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kinver Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malvern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malvern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Himley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dovedale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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