Total Crime Rate

41.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 41.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 28.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Borrow Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Willenhall South , and the 247th lowest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Borrow Street (WV13 1BJ) in the last 12 months was 41.1 per 1,000 residents and was 73.6% lower than the Willenhall South average (155.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Borrow Street (WV13 1BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Nelson Street. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Borrow Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clothier Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lawrence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery London Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Circuit Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting London Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primary Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Primary Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Little Clothier Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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