Total Crime Rate

70.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.4 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 70.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 24.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 19th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Palfrey , and the 396th 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 4DE) in the last 12 months was 70.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Bromwich Street (WS1 4DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haskell Street, where police recorded 35 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 Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Collins Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haskell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Vincent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vincent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vincent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Vincent Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Vincent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vincent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Collins Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vincent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Follyhouse Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highgate Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maw Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Love Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Love Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Love Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arundel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arundel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arundel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haskell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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