Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 125.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Clifton Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Brownhills , and the 189th 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 Clifton Avenue (WS8 7DU) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% higher than the Brownhills average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifton Avenue (WS8 7DU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Clifton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Clifton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonecrop Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Clayhanger Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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