Total Crime Rate

16.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 16.3 2/10
  • Violent crimes 13.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.8 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • 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 crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wallace Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Brownhills , and the 68th 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 Wallace Road (WS8 7JF) in the last 12 months was 16.3 per 1,000 residents and was 83.7% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wallace Road (WS8 7JF), the main crime hotspot is near Birch Avenue. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 13 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Birch Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Birch Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birch Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moorhen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Heron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Heron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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