Crime Rates at Chantry Avenue, Walsall, WS3 1HY

Chantry Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Blakenall , and the 105th lowest crime rate of 827 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 Chantry Avenue (WS3 1HY) in the last 12 months was 20.7 per 1,000 residents and was 89.1% lower than the Blakenall average (190.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chantry Avenue (WS3 1HY), the main crime hotspot is near Booth Close. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.