Crime Rates at Thames Road, Walsall, WS3 1NJ

Thames Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Blakenall , and the 358th 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 Thames Road (WS3 1NJ) in the last 12 months was 78.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thames Road (WS3 1NJ), 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.