Total Crime Rate

89.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Burglary 18.9 10/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • 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

Boscobel Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Paddock , and the 290th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Boscobel Road (WS1 2PL) in the last 12 months was 89.0 per 1,000 residents and was 96.8% higher than the Paddock average (45.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boscobel Road (WS1 2PL), the main crime hotspot is near Willows Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Boscobel Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Princes Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willows Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Willows Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Willows Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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