Total Crime Rate

120.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 120.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • 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

Rainbow Business Park area has the 8th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Short Heath , and the 203rd 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 Rainbow Business Park (WV13 1HH) in the last 12 months was 120.0 per 1,000 residents and was 64.1% higher than the Short Heath average (73.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rainbow Business Park (WV13 1HH), the main crime hotspot is near Barcroft. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rainbow Business Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stroud Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barcroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slater Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barcroft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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