Total Crime Rate
182.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bloxwich Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 95th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bloxwich Road (WS2 8BF) in the last 12 months was 182.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 103.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bloxwich Road (WS2 8BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B4210, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kent Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wiltshire Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | John Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Penkridge Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Proffitt Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | John Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bloxwich Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Penkridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penkridge Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penkridge Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mary Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wiltshire Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Essex Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wiltshire Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mary Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | B4210 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | B4210 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | B4210 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | B4210 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | B4210 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4210 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4210 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | John Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ryecroft Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ryecroft Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southmead Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southmead Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ryecroft Street | Under investigation |
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