Total Crime Rate

242.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 242.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Goscote Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Goscote Close (WS3 1RY) in the last 12 months was 242.1 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% higher than the Birchills Leamore average (148.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 137.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goscote Close (WS3 1RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Goscote Close, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Goscote Place (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Goscote Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goscote Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Goscote Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Goscote Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Goscote Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Goscote Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goscote Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goscote Place —
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Data Sources

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