Total Crime Rate

168.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 168.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.9 10/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandbank area has the 8th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Bloxwich East , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 824 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 Sandbank (WS3 2HH) in the last 12 months was 168.1 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% higher than the Bloxwich East average (109.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 90.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandbank (WS3 2HH), the main crime hotspot is near Signal Grove. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandbank area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4210 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kempthorne Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ragley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ragley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sand Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4210 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandhill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Croxstalls Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ragley Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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