Total Crime Rate

261.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 261.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 210.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 32.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.2 4/10
  • Robbery 10.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

West Bromwich Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Palfrey , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 827 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 West Bromwich Road (WS1 3HL) in the last 12 months was 261.1 per 1,000 residents and was 226.6% higher than the Palfrey average (80.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 104 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Bromwich Road (WS1 3HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 123 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grange Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Bromwich Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redhouse Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redhouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brockhurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tame Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brockhurst Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haskell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maw Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Tame Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tame Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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