Total Crime Rate
96.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
56.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sneyd Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bloxwich West , and the 274th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sneyd Lane (WS3 2LR) in the last 12 months was 96.1 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sneyd Lane (WS3 2LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Margam Terrace, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chepstow Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Walsall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Margam Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Abingdon Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Margam Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Shrewsbury Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Shrewsbury Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sneyd Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sneyd Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chepstow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mossley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mossley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chepstow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Margam Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chepstow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chepstow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Margam Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Margam Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Margam Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Margam Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Margam Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chepstow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mulberry Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Margam Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Margam Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fisher Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hilton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Buildwas Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fisher Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dartford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Margam Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Neath Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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