Total Crime Rate

77.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 77.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Chaucer Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Blakenall , and the 365th 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 Chaucer Road (WS3 1DF) in the last 12 months was 77.1 per 1,000 residents and was 59.5% lower than the Blakenall average (190.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 53.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaucer Road (WS3 1DF), the main crime hotspot is near Oakland Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chaucer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dabchick Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Avon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grebe Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Harden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grebe Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grebe Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grebe Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wagtail Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warbler Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sanderling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Well Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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