Total Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.3 4/10
  • Other theft 17.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Forest Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Blakenall , and the 229th lowest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forest Avenue (WS3 1EY) in the last 12 months was 38.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.4% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Avenue (WS3 1EY), 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 Forest Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guild Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Guild Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Guild Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newhome Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newhome Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guild Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Harden Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newhome Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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