Total Crime Rate

135.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 135.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Drugs 18.9 10/10
  • Other crime 15.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harden Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Blakenall , and the 161st highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harden Road (WS3 1ES) in the last 12 months was 135.2 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 62.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harden Road (WS3 1ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harden Grove, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Guild Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Harden Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walker Road
Sep 2025Public order Walker Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sundew Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Harden Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Archer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Archer Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Archer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oakland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newhome Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guild Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Guild Avenue
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newhome Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guild Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newhome Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Guild Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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