Crime Rates at Birchfield Way, Walsall, WS5 4EE

Birchfield Way area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 337th lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

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 Birchfield Way (WS5 4EE) in the last 12 months was 56.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% lower than the Charlemont with Grove Vale average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchfield Way (WS5 4EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cypress Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Biddlestone Grove (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.