Total Crime Rate

144.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 144.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 101.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.7 10/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Straight Road 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 Straight Road (WV12 5QZ) 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 Straight Road (WV12 5QZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Road, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greadier Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Straight Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stourmore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greadier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clift Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherlock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherlock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lane Head Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bradgate Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bradgate Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lodge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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