Total Crime Rate

114.9 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 114.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Roche Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bloxwich West , and the 204th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Roche Road (WS3 2QT) in the last 12 months was 114.9 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% higher than the Bloxwich West average (114.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roche Road (WS3 2QT), 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 Roche Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Margam Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Margam Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chepstow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roche Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Neath Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Neath Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Neath Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cresswell Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Margam Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Margam Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roche Way —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Margam Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Glastonbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Margam Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Margam Crescent —
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Data Sources

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