Total Crime Rate

109.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 109.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.5 9/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Shelduck Way area has the 15th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Blakenall , and the 216th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shelduck Way (WS3 1EA) in the last 12 months was 109.8 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 57.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1350.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shelduck Way (WS3 1EA), 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 Shelduck Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oystercatcher Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oystercatcher Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Oystercatcher Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Razorbill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanderling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wagtail Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dabchick Grove —
Sep 2025Robbery Harden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelduck Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plover Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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