Total Crime Rate

137.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 137.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Stroud Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Short Heath , and the 155th 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 Stroud Avenue (WV12 4DH) in the last 12 months was 137.5 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% higher than the Short Heath average (77.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 86.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stroud Avenue (WV12 4DH), the main crime hotspot is near Douglas Davies Close. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stroud Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A462
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Douglas Davies Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rudge Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Davies Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ernest Clarke Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A462 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A462 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wolverson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandbeds Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandbeds Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sandbeds Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Douglas Davies Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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