Total Crime Rate

104.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 104.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Chepstow Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bloxwich West , and the 235th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chepstow Road (WS3 2ND) in the last 12 months was 104.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.3% lower than the Bloxwich West average (114.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 57.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chepstow Road (WS3 2ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Margam Terrace, where police recorded 108 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chepstow Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chepstow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ashley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Margam Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roche Way —
Sep 2025Public order Chepstow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Margam Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roche Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Margam Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Margam Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Margam Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Margam Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dartford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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