Total Crime Rate

307.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

193.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 307.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 193.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 143.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Public order 20.2 9/10
  • Other theft 18.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Robbery 11.2 9/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.7 8/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Brace Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

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 Brace Street (WS1 3PS) in the last 12 months was 307.9 per 1,000 residents and was 105.1% higher than the Birchills Leamore average (150.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 193.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brace Street (WS1 3PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newhall Street (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brace Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arundel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orlando Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Corporation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Caldmore Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sister Dora Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Sister Dora Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sister Dora Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Little Caldmore Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Caldmore
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Caldmore
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sister Dora Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orlando Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Spout Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Michael Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newhall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Sister Dora Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitehall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Glebe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newhall Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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