Total Crime Rate

84.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 84.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Other theft 7.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dryden Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Blakenall , and the 305th 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 Dryden Road (WS3 1DR) in the last 12 months was 84.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% lower than the Blakenall average (186.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dryden Road (WS3 1DR), the main crime hotspot is near Redshank Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dryden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanderling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelduck Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dabchick Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wagtail Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barracks Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sundew Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Harden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Walker Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walker Road —
Sep 2025Public order Razorbill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plover Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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