Total Crime Rate

135.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 135.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.6 9/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lindon Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Brownhills , and the 165th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lindon Drive (WS8 6FE) in the last 12 months was 135.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 98.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lindon Drive (WS8 6FE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lindon Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order A452 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A452 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A452 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lindon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lindon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hodgkins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lindon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hodgkins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hodgkins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Silver Court Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Silver Court Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lindon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lindon Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridgeside Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridgeside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chandlers Keep Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A452 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chandlers Keep Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chandlers Keep Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lindon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A452 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime A452 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lindon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A452 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A452 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A452 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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