Total Crime Rate

112.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.3 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 112.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.1 7/10
  • Burglary 18.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Robbery 10.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.4 5/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Gillity Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Paddock , and the 220th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gillity Avenue (WS5 3PH) in the last 12 months was 112.0 per 1,000 residents and was 147.8% higher than the Paddock average (45.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 168.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gillity Avenue (WS5 3PH), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gillity Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boscobel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Boscobel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary The Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order The Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boscobel Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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