Total Crime Rate
111.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pool Hayes Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Short Heath , and the 211th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pool Hayes Lane (WV12 4PX) in the last 12 months was 111.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 70.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pool Hayes Lane (WV12 4PX), the main crime hotspot is near Braemar Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Short Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Braemar Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kinver Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ravenscroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kinver Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tildesley Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pool Hayes Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malvern Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malvern Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Himley Close | Under investigation |
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