Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Burglary 18.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.8 5/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gillity Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Paddock , and the 315th highest crime rate of 824 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 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 84.4% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 186.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gillity Avenue (WS5 3PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edinburgh Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Gillity Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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