Total Crime Rate

137.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 137.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Red Brook Road area has the 46th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 159th 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 Red Brook Road (WS2 7RB) in the last 12 months was 137.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.7% lower 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 88.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Red Brook Road (WS2 7RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crompton Close, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Napier Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Red Brook Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gurney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Telford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Telford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Telford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conwy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Telford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gurney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crompton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutherford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Davy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutherford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red Brook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gurney Place Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gurney Place Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gurney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gurney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gurney Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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