Total Crime Rate

72.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 72.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 56.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.2 8/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Mersey Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Blakenall , and the 384th 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 Mersey Road (WS3 1NP) in the last 12 months was 72.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 56.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mersey Road (WS3 1NP), the main crime hotspot is near Henley Close. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mersey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wye Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Avon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mersey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Henley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Henley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Henley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Henley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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