Crime Rates at High Street, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 6DN

High Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Brownhills , and the 230th lowest 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 High Street (WS8 6DN) in the last 12 months was 39.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (WS8 6DN), the main crime hotspot is near Lindon Drive. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.