Total Crime Rate

56.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 56.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Abbey Square area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bloxwich West , and the 349th lowest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Abbey Square (WS3 2RH) in the last 12 months was 56.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Square (WS3 2RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Margam Terrace, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tewkesbury Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Abbey Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Margam Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tewkesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Margam Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tewkesbury Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margam Terrace 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 2026Public order Margam Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tewkesbury Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roche Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Waverley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selby Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neath Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abbey Square Under investigation

Data Sources

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