Total Crime Rate
69.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Water Lily Grove area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Brownhills , and the 399th highest crime rate of 827 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 Water Lily Grove (WS8 6BF) in the last 12 months was 69.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Water Lily Grove (WS8 6BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rushbrook Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brownhills| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Moorhen Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Clayhanger Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Clayhanger Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingfisher Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingfisher Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
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