Total Crime Rate
15.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Holly Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Willenhall North , and the 59th lowest crime rate of 827 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 Holly Close (WV12 5RR) in the last 12 months was 15.3 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% lower than the Willenhall North average (62.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holly Close (WV12 5RR), 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 Willenhall North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clift Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bradgate Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lodge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bradgate Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greadier Street | Under investigation |
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