Total Crime Rate

89.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 89.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Stroud Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Short Heath , and the 301st highest 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 Stroud Avenue (WV12 4EB) in the last 12 months was 89.8 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% higher than the Short Heath average (73.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stroud Avenue (WV12 4EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Road, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Douglas Davies Close (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stroud Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stroud Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greadier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherlock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherlock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lane Head Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A462 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A462 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandbeds Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandbeds Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Douglas Davies Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lodge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Davies Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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