Total Crime Rate

87.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 87.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Mill Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Short Heath , and the 297th 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 Mill Lane (WV12 4QH) in the last 12 months was 87.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Lane (WV12 4QH), the main crime hotspot is near A462. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tildesley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandbeds Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sandbeds Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lane Head Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandbeds Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A462 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A462 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A462 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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