Total Crime Rate

85.2 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 85.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Keats Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Blakenall , and the 301st 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 Keats Road (WS3 1DS) in the last 12 months was 85.2 per 1,000 residents and was 54.3% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Keats Road (WS3 1DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakland Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Redshank Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Keats Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Harden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dabchick Grove —
Sep 2025Public order Razorbill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Oystercatcher Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oystercatcher Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oystercatcher Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelduck Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wagtail Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plover Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oakland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanderling Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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