Crime Rates at Stroud Avenue, Short Heath, Willenhall, WV12 4EQ

Stroud Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Short Heath , and the 382nd highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stroud Avenue (WV12 4EQ) in the last 12 months was 72.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stroud Avenue (WV12 4EQ), 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.