Total Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 56.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Fountains Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bloxwich West , and the 351st lowest crime rate of 827 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 Fountains Road (WS3 2RL) in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fountains Road (WS3 2RL), the main crime hotspot is near Tewkesbury Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fountains Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Waverley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neath Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tewkesbury Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tewkesbury Road —
Apr 2026Public order Tewkesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selby Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abbey Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bolton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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