Total Crime Rate

346.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

168.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 346.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 168.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 144.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 54.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.1 9/10
  • Other theft 24.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Public order 15.1 9/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Robbery 9.0 9/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Guild Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Blakenall , and the 36th highest crime rate of 827 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 Guild Avenue (WS3 1JF) in the last 12 months was 346.4 per 1,000 residents and was 81.9% higher 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 157.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 168.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Guild Avenue (WS3 1JF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Guild Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church View Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Awlmakers Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Guild Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Awlmakers Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Awlmakers Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guild Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Clement'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Clement'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hollemeadow Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hollemeadow Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollemeadow Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broadstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Guild Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guild Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Booth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Booth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Booth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Booth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Booth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blakenall Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Booth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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