Crime Rates at Vicarage Road, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 6AR

Vicarage Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Brownhills , and the 64th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vicarage Road (WS8 6AR) in the last 12 months was 226.4 per 1,000 residents and was 129.8% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 100.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Road (WS8 6AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lindon Drive (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.