Crime Rates at Broadway, Walsall, WS1 3HF

Broadway area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Palfrey , and the 67th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broadway (WS1 3HF) in the last 12 months was 222.7 per 1,000 residents and was 195.6% higher than the Palfrey average (75.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 319.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadway (WS1 3HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 107 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grange Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.