Total Crime Rate
140.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Drancy Avenue 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 Drancy Avenue (WV12 5RD) 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 Drancy Avenue (WV12 5RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Road, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greadier Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Short Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holly Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greadier Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stourmore Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Stourmore Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sherlock Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Riding Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bradgate Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | High Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | High Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wesley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Riding Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Park/Open Space | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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