Total Crime Rate

124.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.3 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 124.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Smithfield Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Blakenall , and the 191st 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 Smithfield Road (WS3 1ND) in the last 12 months was 124.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smithfield Road (WS3 1ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wye Road, where police recorded 30 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 Smithfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blakenall Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mersey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowsweet Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Brundard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wye Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blakenall Heath —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ingram Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingram Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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