Total Crime Rate

52.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.4 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 52.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sadler Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Brownhills , and the 326th lowest crime rate of 827 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 Sadler Road (WS8 6BG) in the last 12 months was 52.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sadler Road (WS8 6BG), the main crime hotspot is near Sadler Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sadler Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Poplar Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Valley View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sadler Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sadler Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catshill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Catshill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sadler Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Burglary Cedar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Valley View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Valley View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sadler Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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