Total Crime Rate

155.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 155.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.7 9/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Other crime 13.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

West Bromwich Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Palfrey , and the 116th highest crime rate of 827 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 4NN) in the last 12 months was 155.4 per 1,000 residents and was 94.3% higher than the Palfrey average (80.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 93.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Bromwich Road (WS5 4NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 123 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walstead Road West (23 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 (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maw Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brockhurst Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brockhurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbolt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fullbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pattison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pattison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tame Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tame Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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