Total Crime Rate

86.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 86.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.4 9/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 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
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

Brownhills Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Aldridge North and Walsall Wood , and the 316th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brownhills Road (WS8 7BS) in the last 12 months was 86.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% higher than the Aldridge North and Walsall Wood average (77.9 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 141.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brownhills Road (WS8 7BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bradbury Close (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brownhills Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Common Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Langley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peake Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bradbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brownhills Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brownhills Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bradbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary A461 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peake Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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