Total Crime Rate

130.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 130.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Catshill Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Brownhills , and the 178th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Catshill Road (WS8 6BL) in the last 12 months was 130.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 63.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Catshill Road (WS8 6BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hodgkins Close, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sadler Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Catshill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sadler Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Burglary Valley View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sadler Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sadler Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hodgkins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hodgkins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hodgkins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sadler Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Valley View 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 2026Vehicle crime Valley View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cedar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fullelove Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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