Total Crime Rate

19.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 19.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Deakin Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Brownhills , and the 73rd lowest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Deakin Avenue (WS8 7QA) in the last 12 months was 19.2 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% lower than the Brownhills average (98.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 133.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deakin Avenue (WS8 7QA), 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 Deakin Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Freeth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kings Deer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Third Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Deer Road Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kings Deer Road —
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Data Sources

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