Total Crime Rate
90.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Farmdale Grove area has the 11th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bloxwich West , and the 300th 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 Farmdale Grove (WS3 2DB) in the last 12 months was 90.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.2% lower than the Bloxwich West average (107.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Farmdale Grove (WS3 2DB), the main crime hotspot is near Broad Lane Gardens. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Walsall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Tintern Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Lane Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coxmoor Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tintern Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tintern Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Abingdon Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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