Total Crime Rate

106.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 106.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Castle Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Brownhills , and the 229th 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 Castle Street (WS8 7PX) in the last 12 months was 106.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Street (WS8 7PX), 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 Castle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Deer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kings Deer Road —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kings Deer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Deer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Old Castle Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Deer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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