Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Central Drive area has the 16th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Bloxwich East , and the 315th highest crime rate of 824 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 Central Drive (WS3 2QQ) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% lower than the Bloxwich East average (109.8 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 61.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Central Drive (WS3 2QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mulberry Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sneyd Hall Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Central Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dartford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sneyd Hall Road —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ashley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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