Total Crime Rate

598.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

319.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 598.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 319.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 236.7 10/10
  • Drugs 111.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 93.1 10/10
  • Public order 69.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Other theft 21.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.3 10/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Elmore Green Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Bloxwich East , and the 13th 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 Elmore Green Close (WS3 2PE) in the last 12 months was 598.4 per 1,000 residents and was 425.3% higher than the Bloxwich East average (113.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 89 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 120 (≈ 319.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmore Green Close (WS3 2PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 220 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elmore Green Close (93 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elmore Green Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Alfred Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Elmore Green Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Elmore Green Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Croxstalls Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmore Green Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Stokes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A34 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A34 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A34 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A34 Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons A34 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary A34 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft A34 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft A34 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Elmore Green Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Elmore Green Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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