Crime Rates at Sussex Avenue, Walsall, WS9 8JF

Sussex Avenue area has the 31st highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Aldridge Central and South , and the 389th lowest 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 Sussex Avenue (WS9 8JF) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sussex Avenue (WS9 8JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jessie Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.