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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in WS1: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

WS1 recorded 501 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 8.98 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 35.7% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 5.9% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring103.95 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment501 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 5.9% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

501
trending_down -2.5% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

103.95per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

1,265

Within WS1 district

Walsall

55,766

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
George Street Map
total: 29 Shoplifting: 11 Violence and sexual offences: 9
29
Supermarket Map
total: 28 Shoplifting: 21 Violence and sexual offences: 2
28
Park Street Map
total: 25 Shoplifting: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 7
25
Supermarket Map
total: 19 Shoplifting: 17 Robbery: 1
19
Supermarket Map
total: 15 Shoplifting: 11 Other theft: 2
15
Digbeth Map
total: 14 Shoplifting: 5 Theft from the person: 2
14
Nightclub Map
total: 9 Shoplifting: 5 Burglary: 1
9
Britannia Road Map
total: 8 Burglary: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
8
Vincent Street Map
total: 8 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
8
Darwall Street Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Public order: 2
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
501 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
179
35.7%
Shoplifting
98
19.6%
Criminal Damage & Arson
31
6.2%
Drug Offences
31
6.2%
Public Order
29
5.8%
Vehicle Crime
26
5.2%
Burglary
23
4.6%
Other Theft
23
4.6%
Anti-social Behaviour
14
2.8%
Other Crime
13
2.6%
Weapons Possession
12
2.4%
Robbery
10
2.0%
Theft from Person
10
2.0%
Bicycle Theft
2
0.4%

Crime Analysis: WS1

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in WS1 (35.7%). Shoplifting (19.6%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (6.2%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in WS1 has risen noticeably — by 5.9%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for WS1 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -2.5%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +5.9%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.5%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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