Total Crime Rate

207.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 207.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 79.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 42.7 8/10
  • Other theft 36.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.2 10/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

The Briars area has the 4th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Aldridge Central and South , and the 72nd 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 The Briars (WS9 8AR) in the last 12 months was 207.3 per 1,000 residents and was 201.5% higher than the Aldridge Central and South average (68.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 79.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Briars (WS9 8AR), the main crime hotspot is near The Briars. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Briars area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Leighswood Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Leighswood Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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