Crime Rates at Elderside Close, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 6HS

Elderside Close area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Brownhills , and the 413th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elderside Close (WS8 6HS) in the last 12 months was 67.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elderside Close (WS8 6HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Short Street, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near School Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.