Total Crime Rate
64.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ingram Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Blakenall , and the 408th 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 Ingram Road (WS3 1LU) in the last 12 months was 64.1 per 1,000 residents and was 65.6% lower than the Blakenall average (186.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ingram Road (WS3 1LU), the main crime hotspot is near Booth Close. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blakenall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Blakenall Heath | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Booth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Blakenall Heath | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Booth Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Booth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Booth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Booth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Booth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Booth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Booth Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Booth Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Guild Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Booth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Booth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Booth Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Booth Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Booth Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Booth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ingram Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ingram Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bell Tower Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blakenall Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Blakenall Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Guild Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadowsweet Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Barracks Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guild Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brundard Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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