Total Crime Rate

158.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 158.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.7 10/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Birch Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Brownhills , and the 112th highest crime rate of 824 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 Birch Avenue (WS8 7JJ) in the last 12 months was 158.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Avenue (WS8 7JJ), 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 Birch Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandpiper Close Under investigation
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 Bradford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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