Crime Rates at Blay Avenue, Walsall, WS2 9UE

Blay Avenue area has the 37th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 105th highest 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 Blay Avenue (WS2 9UE) in the last 12 months was 168.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 89.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blay Avenue (WS2 9UE), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 271 crimes here, including 199 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.