Total Crime Rate
93.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brownhills Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Aldridge North and Walsall Wood , and the 265th highest crime rate of 824 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 93.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 290.0% 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 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.
View Crime In Aldridge North and Walsall Wood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brownhills Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivy Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Peake Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peake Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peake Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brownhills Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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