Crime Rates at Great Charles Street, Walsall, WS8 6AF

Great Charles Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Brownhills , and the 197th 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 Great Charles Street (WS8 6AF) in the last 12 months was 35.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.0% lower than the Brownhills average (98.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 233.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Charles Street (WS8 6AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Claverdon Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vernon Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.