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

Vicarage 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 Vicarage Road (WS8 6AR) 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 Vicarage Road (WS8 6AR), the main crime hotspot is near Lindon Drive. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vicarage Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A452 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Valley View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Valley View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lindon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lindon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lindon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lindon Drive —
Apr 2026Burglary Fullelove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order A452 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A452 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Poplar Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft First Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A452 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Valley View Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brickiln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A452 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson School Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A452 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A452 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A452 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime A452 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson School Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Avenue 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
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Data Sources

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