Total Crime Rate

193.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 193.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 108.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Burglary 14.9 10/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 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

Goscote Close area has the 30th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 82nd 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 Goscote Close (WS3 1RY) in the last 12 months was 193.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% higher than the Birchills Leamore average (150.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 108.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goscote Close (WS3 1RY), the main crime hotspot is near Goscote Place. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Goscote Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Goscote Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Goscote Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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