Total Crime Rate

31.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 31.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • 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

Knightsbridge Lane area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Short Heath , and the 169th 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 Knightsbridge Lane (WV12 5RL) in the last 12 months was 31.9 per 1,000 residents and was 58.7% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knightsbridge Lane (WV12 5RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cornwall Gate, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coppice Lane (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Knightsbridge Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Bridgnorth Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coppice Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Burleigh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgnorth Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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