Total Crime Rate

69.0 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 69.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Dovedale Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Short Heath , and the 390th 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 Dovedale Avenue (WV12 4NR) in the last 12 months was 69.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dovedale Avenue (WV12 4NR), the main crime hotspot is near Borrow Street. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dovedale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ravenscroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dovedale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Himley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malvern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malvern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pool Hayes Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kinver Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kinver Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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