Total Crime Rate

91.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 91.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Palfrey , and the 294th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Bromwich Street (WS1 4DB) in the last 12 months was 91.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% higher than the Palfrey average (80.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour 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 25 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Bromwich Street (WS1 4DB), the main crime hotspot is near Newhall Street. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Bromwich Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/74)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vincent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vincent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Vincent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haskell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haskell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orlando Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orlando Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Vincent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Spout Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spout Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newhall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newhall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redhouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redhouse Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Vincent Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vincent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newhall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary White Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorpe Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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