Total Crime Rate
49.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Walsall Road area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 289th lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Walsall Road (B71 3HE) in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% lower than the Charlemont with Grove Vale average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 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 Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Walsall Road (B71 3HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arlington Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Churchview Walk (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Charlemont with Grove Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchfields Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Arlington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Overton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lyndhurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | A4031 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bexley Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchview Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchview Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Alton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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