Total Crime Rate
144.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
101.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clift Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Short Heath , and the 140th 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 Clift Close (WV12 5QW) in the last 12 months was 144.0 per 1,000 residents and was 96.9% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 101.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clift Close (WV12 5QW), the main crime hotspot is near Greadier Street. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 16 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 | Public order | Bradgate Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bradgate Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stourmore Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lodge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clift Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greadier Street | Under investigation |
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