Crime Rates at Watermead Grange, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 6GE

Watermead Grange area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Brownhills , and the 269th lowest crime rate of 824 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 Watermead Grange (WS8 6GE) in the last 12 months was 43.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% lower than the Brownhills average (98.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 93.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watermead Grange (WS8 6GE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 190 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.