Total Crime Rate

139.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 139.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.2 9/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mossley Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bloxwich West , and the 150th highest crime rate of 824 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 Mossley Lane (WS3 2SD) in the last 12 months was 139.7 per 1,000 residents and was 22.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 83.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mossley Lane (WS3 2SD), the main crime hotspot is near Margam Terrace. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mossley Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fisher Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sneyd Hall Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fisher Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dartford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kempthorne Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Margam Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Margam Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Margam Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Hilton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Margam Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Margam Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byland Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Margam Crescent —
Sep 2025Public order Abingdon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Lane Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Lane Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Margam Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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