Total Crime Rate

22.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 22.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wallace Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Brownhills , and the 99th lowest crime rate of 824 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 Wallace Road (WS8 7JF) in the last 12 months was 22.8 per 1,000 residents and was 76.9% lower than the Brownhills average (98.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wallace Road (WS8 7JF), the main crime hotspot is near Birch Avenue. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wallace Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Curlew Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sandpiper Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bulrush Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chester Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandpiper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Birch Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandpiper Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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