Total Crime Rate

319.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 319.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 62.7 8/10
  • Public order 53.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Drugs 15.7 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brockhurst Crescent area has the highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Palfrey , and the 37th 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 Brockhurst Crescent (WS5 4AW) in the last 12 months was 319.8 per 1,000 residents and was 324.5% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 166.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brockhurst Crescent (WS5 4AW), the main crime hotspot is near Walstead Road West. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brockhurst Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pattison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Farmstead Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Farmstead Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pattison Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Walstead Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Walstead Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walstead Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walstead Road West Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walstead Road West Under investigation
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Data Sources

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