Total Crime Rate

62.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 62.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bloxwich Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 378th lowest 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 Bloxwich Road (WS2 7BQ) in the last 12 months was 62.1 per 1,000 residents and was 58.6% lower than the Birchills Leamore average (150.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bloxwich Road (WS2 7BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norfolk Place, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wiltshire Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bloxwich Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Hereford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Forest Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wiltshire Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kent Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forest Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Forest Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lavender Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carl Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yorkshire Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bloxwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wiltshire Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bloxwich Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hereford Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norfolk Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Suffolk Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Norfolk Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southmead Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hereford Street —
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Data Sources

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