Total Crime Rate

140.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 140.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Tall Trees Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Short Heath , and the 149th 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 Tall Trees Close (WV12 5PW) in the last 12 months was 140.1 per 1,000 residents and was 81.3% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 97.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tall Trees Close (WV12 5PW), the main crime hotspot is near Drancy Avenue. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tall Trees Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Stourmore Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Little Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Riding Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riding Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stourmore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bradgate Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Andrew Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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