Total Crime Rate

82.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · 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 18th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Blakenall , and the 333rd highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Guild Avenue (WS3 1LD) in the last 12 months was 82.8 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Guild Avenue (WS3 1LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Guild Avenue, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dee Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Guild Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Well Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Guild Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Brundard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guild Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newhome Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blakenall Heath —
Apr 2026Burglary Guild Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowsweet Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blakenall Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guild Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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