Total Crime Rate

65.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 65.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Third Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Brownhills , and the 406th highest crime rate of 824 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 Third Avenue (WS8 6JL) in the last 12 months was 65.4 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Third Avenue (WS8 6JL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Third Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Third Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Freeth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Claverdon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour First Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft First Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime First Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elderside Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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