Total Crime Rate
96.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
67.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mill Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Short Heath , and the 269th highest crime rate of 827 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 Mill Lane (WV12 4QH) in the last 12 months was 96.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% higher than the Short Heath average (73.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 67.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mill Lane (WV12 4QH), the main crime hotspot is near A462. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Short Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lucknow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Lea | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Lea | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lane Head Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A462 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Knightsbridge Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A462 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shepherd Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sandbeds Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sandbeds Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Spring Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grasmere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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