Total Crime Rate

222.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 222.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 178.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

West Bromwich Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Palfrey , and the 67th 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 West Bromwich Road (WS5 4NW) in the last 12 months was 222.7 per 1,000 residents and was 195.6% higher than the Palfrey average (75.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 319.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Bromwich Road (WS5 4NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 107 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walstead Road West (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in West Bromwich Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Walstead Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Weston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Walstead Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walstead Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walstead Road West Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walstead Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pattison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pattison Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Weston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Middleton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brockhurst Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brockhurst Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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