Total Crime Rate
30.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pelsall Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Brownhills , and the 179th lowest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pelsall Road (WS8 7DP) in the last 12 months was 30.3 per 1,000 residents and was 69.7% lower than the Brownhills average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pelsall Road (WS8 7DP), the main crime hotspot is near Clifton Avenue. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Walsall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Clifton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stonecrop Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clifton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Avenue | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Clayhanger Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Avenue | Under investigation |
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