Crime Rates at Barracks Close, Walsall, WS3 1LS

Barracks Close 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 Barracks Close (WS3 1LS) 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 Barracks Close (WS3 1LS), 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.