Total Crime Rate
93.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Second Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Brownhills , and the 264th 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 Second Avenue (WS8 6JJ) in the last 12 months was 93.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Second Avenue (WS8 6JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Claverdon Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Third Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brownhills| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | First Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Freeth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Third Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Third Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Claverdon Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | First Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | First Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elderside Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | First Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | First Avenue | Under investigation |
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