Total Crime Rate

140.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.5 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 140.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Broadway West area has the 5th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Palfrey , and the 148th 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 Broadway West (WS1 4DN) in the last 12 months was 140.9 per 1,000 residents and was 76.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadway West (WS1 4DN), the main crime hotspot is near Britannia Road. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broadway West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadway West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Britannia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Britannia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Britannia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Britannia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milton Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Milton Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Truda Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Milton Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Britannia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lord Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorothy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lord Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lord Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Britannia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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