Total Crime Rate

40.5 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 40.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chapel Avenue area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Brownhills , and the 246th lowest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chapel Avenue (WS8 7NT) in the last 12 months was 40.5 per 1,000 residents and was 58.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 254.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Avenue (WS8 7NT), the main crime hotspot is near Kings Deer Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Deer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour White Horse Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Deer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Deer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kings Deer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Old Castle Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kings Deer Road —
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Data Sources

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