Total Crime Rate

136.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 136.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.1 10/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

This area has the 9th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Blakenall , and the 161st 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 This (WS3 1JZ) in the last 12 months was 136.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 72.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode WS3 1JZ, the main crime hotspot is near Harden Grove. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in WS3 1JZ area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guild Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Brundard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guild Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blakenall Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Well Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Guild Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newhome Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harden Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollemeadow Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hollemeadow Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hollemeadow Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowsweet Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Guild Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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