Total Crime Rate

152.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 152.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • 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

Broad Lane Gardens area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bloxwich West , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 827 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 Broad Lane Gardens (WS3 2LA) in the last 12 months was 152.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 90.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broad Lane Gardens (WS3 2LA), the main crime hotspot is near Fisher Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broad Lane Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Abingdon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fisher Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Lane Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baytree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Baytree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mulberry Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hilton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Buildwas Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mossley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mossley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lanton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fisher Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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