Total Crime Rate

211.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 211.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.9 10/10
  • Other theft 24.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 13.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Drugs 11.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bloxwich Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 75th 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 Bloxwich Road (WS2 7BD) in the last 12 months was 211.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% higher than the Birchills Leamore average (148.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 95.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bloxwich Road (WS2 7BD), the main crime hotspot is near Suffolk Place. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bloxwich Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shropshire Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shropshire Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yorkshire Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Norfolk Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Suffolk Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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