Total Crime Rate

103.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.0 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 103.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 34.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Shannon Drive area has the 17th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Brownhills , and the 248th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shannon Drive (WS8 7LA) in the last 12 months was 103.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shannon Drive (WS8 7LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shannon Drive, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kennet Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shannon Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tyne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterside Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Tamar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tamar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tamar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hednesford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kennet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kennet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennet Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennet Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennet Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Kennet Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shannon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shannon Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shannon Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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