Total Crime Rate

96.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 96.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Sneyd 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 2LS) 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 2LS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Sneyd Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margam Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Margam Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roche Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chepstow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chepstow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chepstow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chepstow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chepstow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margam Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Margam Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Margam Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Margam Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Margam Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Margam Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Margam Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Margam Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Margam Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mossley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neath Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Shrewsbury Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shrewsbury Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sneyd Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sneyd Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mossley Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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