Total Crime Rate

76.3 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 76.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

West Bromwich Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Palfrey , and the 340th highest crime rate of 824 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 Road (WS5 4AN) in the last 12 months was 76.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% higher than the Palfrey average (75.3 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Bromwich Road (WS5 4AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walsall Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Martingale Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Bromwich Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Stirrup Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Snapdragon Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martingale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Segundo Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ladbury Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plantation Road —
Sep 2025Public order Segundo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Walsall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavender Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sarah Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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