Total Crime Rate
78.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bloxwich Road area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 331st highest crime rate of 824 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 8BU) in the last 12 months was 78.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bloxwich Road (WS2 8BU), 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.
View Crime In Birchills Leamore| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thornbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Norfolk Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4210 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gladstone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4210 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | B4210 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | B4210 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Penkridge Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | B4210 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | B4210 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bloxwich Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | B4210 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wiltshire Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wiltshire Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wiltshire Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gladstone Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Penkridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penkridge Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northumberland Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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