Total Crime Rate

404.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 404.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 299.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 74.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Robbery 23.6 10/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Buildwas Close area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bloxwich West , and the 26th highest crime rate of 827 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 Buildwas Close (WS3 2SG) in the last 12 months was 404.0 per 1,000 residents and was 276.0% higher than the Bloxwich West average (107.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 89 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buildwas Close (WS3 2SG), the main crime hotspot is near Margam Terrace. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Buildwas Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margam Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tintern Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Shoplifting Margam Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Margam Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Lane Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margam Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tintern Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Margam Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tintern Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mossley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Abingdon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hilton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sneyd Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sneyd Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Buildwas Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shrewsbury Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Shrewsbury Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Margam Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Margam Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mulberry Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fisher Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Margam Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neath Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Margam Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mossley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Waverley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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