Total Crime Rate

49.0 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 49.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Pooles Lane area has the 17th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Willenhall North , and the 306th 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 Pooles Lane (WV12 5HJ) in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% lower than the Willenhall North average (68.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pooles Lane (WV12 5HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Wood Lane Close. Police recorded 67 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 Pooles Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Fletcher Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Keats Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Pooles Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranmer Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Fletcher Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huntington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadmeadows Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Southey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowper Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cowper Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rugeley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Milton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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