Total Crime Rate

54.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 12th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Palfrey , and the 345th lowest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brockhurst Crescent (WS5 4PN) in the last 12 months was 54.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brockhurst Crescent (WS5 4PN), 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Stirrup Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martingale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Brockhurst Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brockhurst Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Segundo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Segundo Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cranfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cranfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pattison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pattison Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Middleton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brockhurst Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walstead Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Walstead Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walstead Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walstead Road West Local resolution
Sep 2025Robbery Walstead Road West Under investigation

Data Sources

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