Total Crime Rate

69.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 69.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Water 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.

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Crime Over Time in Water Lily Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moorhen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Clayhanger Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Clayhanger Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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