Total Crime Rate

67.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 67.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Burglary 19.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Narrow Lane 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 Narrow Lane (WS8 6HX) 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 Narrow Lane (WS8 6HX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Narrow Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandy Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson School Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hay Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Short Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Seeds Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Seeds Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claverdon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sallow Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sallow Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sallow Grove —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson School Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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