Total Crime Rate

137.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 137.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.6 9/10
  • Public order 43.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 24.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.8 5/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 5/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Walsall Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walsall Road (B71 3HS) in the last 12 months was 137.1 per 1,000 residents and was 64.1% higher 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 Public order with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 72.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walsall Road (B71 3HS), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 26 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 (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Canterbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Holly Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Holly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Simon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Simon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Simon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campville Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Campville Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Canterbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Canterbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Connor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Charlemont Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Connor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Caldwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caldwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caldwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caldwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Canterbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Connor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Oakwood Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Oakwood Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Oakwood Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Needwood Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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