Total Crime Rate

162.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 162.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Selby Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bloxwich West , and the 108th highest crime rate of 824 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 Selby Way (WS3 2RS) in the last 12 months was 162.7 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% higher than the Bloxwich West average (114.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 84.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selby Way (WS3 2RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Margam Terrace, where police recorded 108 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tewkesbury Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Selby Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Margam Crescent —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Neath Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cresswell Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Glastonbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Neath Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Neath Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tewkesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tewkesbury Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tewkesbury Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roche Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Margam Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Margam Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Margam Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Margam Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Margam Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Margam Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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