Total Crime Rate

87.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 87.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Walsall Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hateley Heath , and the 407th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

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 Walsall Road (B71 3AZ) in the last 12 months was 87.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% lower than the Hateley Heath average (93.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walsall Road (B71 3AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walsall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Florence Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Simon Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stonelea Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stonelea Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campville Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Florence Grove Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Canterbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Simon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Walsall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Needwood Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walsall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oakwood Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oakwood Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jayne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Canterbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Canterbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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