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

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Brownhills , and the 7th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (WS8 6HH) in the last 12 months was 877.4 per 1,000 residents and was 790.8% higher than the Brownhills average (98.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 108 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 88 (≈ 245.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (WS8 6HH), 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.