Total Crime Rate

420.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

177.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 420.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 177.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 135.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 73.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.9 10/10
  • Burglary 33.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.6 8/10
  • Other theft 27.6 10/10
  • Public order 27.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.5 10/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Birches Rise area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Willenhall South , and the 25th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birches Rise (WV13 2DB) in the last 12 months was 420.3 per 1,000 residents and was 170.0% higher 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 177.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birches Rise (WV13 2DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newlands Close, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birches Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Peel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Wolverhampton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Midacre —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birches Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gomer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary East Acre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Somerford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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