Crime Rates at Dorchester Close, Walsall, WS3 1JP

This area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Blakenall , and the 353rd 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 This (WS3 1JP) in the last 12 months was 55.7 per 1,000 residents and was 70.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime 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 ( -17.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode WS3 1JP, 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.