Total Crime Rate

109.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 109.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 86.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.4 10/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 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
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

Quantock Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Aldridge North and Walsall Wood , and the 228th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Quantock Close (WS8 7EY) in the last 12 months was 109.2 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 86.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 392.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Quantock Close (WS8 7EY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Quantock Close area

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

Data Sources

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