Total Crime Rate

151.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.6 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 151.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 20.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Church Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Brownhills , and the 124th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (WS8 6AB) in the last 12 months was 151.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% higher than the Brownhills average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 71.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (WS8 6AB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Seeds Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Silver Court Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Silver Court Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson School Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson School Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Short Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claverdon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Brickiln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Seeds Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hay Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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