Total Crime Rate
16.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chestnut Close area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Aldridge Central and South , and the 74th lowest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .
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 Chestnut Close (B74 3EF) in the last 12 months was 16.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.6% lower than the Aldridge Central and South average (68.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chestnut Close (B74 3EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Foley Church Close, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grasmere Avenue (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Streetly| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Carlton Avenue | Under investigation |
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