Crime Rate in Bloxwich East, ward

Bloxwich East has the 8th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Walsall district and the 1421st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 124th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bloxwich East in the last 12 months was 109.8 per 1,000 residents and was 5.8% higher than the Walsall district average (103.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bloxwich East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 604 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 7 cases , up 40.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -39.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 726 (≈ 53.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bloxwich East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Booth Close. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.