Total Crime Rate

74.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 74.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Whitehorse Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Brownhills , and the 373rd highest crime rate of 827 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 Whitehorse Road (WS8 7PG) in the last 12 months was 74.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehorse Road (WS8 7PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hill Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roman Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitehorse Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hill Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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