Total Crime Rate
49.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Harden Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Blakenall , and the 309th lowest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Harden Road (WS3 1EN) in the last 12 months was 49.4 per 1,000 residents and was 73.4% lower than the Blakenall average (186.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harden Road (WS3 1EN), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blakenall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | May Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blakenall Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blakenall Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blakenall Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Blakenall Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Blakenall Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chantry Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Clement'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Clement'S Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Guild Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Guild Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guild Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Awlmakers Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guild Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | May Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blakenall Lane | Under investigation |
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