Total Crime Rate

71.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.2 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 71.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 42.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wood Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Willenhall South , and the 390th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Street (WV13 1JY) in the last 12 months was 71.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% 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 18 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 Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Street (WV13 1JY), the main crime hotspot is near Upper Lichfield Street. Police recorded 213 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wood Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Lichfield Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Lichfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Lichfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Lichfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Lichfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cheapside Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cannon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Upper Lichfield Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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