Crime Rates at Commonside, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 7AT

Commonside area has the 14th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Aldridge North and Walsall Wood , and the 376th 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 Commonside (WS8 7AT) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% lower than the Aldridge North and Walsall Wood average (82.3 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 Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commonside (WS8 7AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bradbury Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.