Crime Rates at Farview, Walsall, WS9 8XD

Farview area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Aldridge North and Walsall Wood , and the 83rd lowest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Farview (WS9 8XD) in the last 12 months was 21.0 per 1,000 residents and was 74.5% lower than the Aldridge North and Walsall Wood average (82.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farview (WS9 8XD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cliveden Avenue, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bluebell Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.