Total Crime Rate

404.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 404.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 289.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.1 8/10
  • Robbery 23.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Buildwas Close area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bloxwich West , and the 26th 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 Buildwas Close (WS3 2SG) in the last 12 months was 404.0 per 1,000 residents and was 254.5% higher than the Bloxwich West average (114.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 87.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buildwas Close (WS3 2SG), 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 Buildwas Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cresswell Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Margam Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Neath Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Neath Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roche Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roche Way —
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Fisher Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Margam Crescent —
Sep 2025Public order Abingdon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byland Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Lane Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Lane Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hilton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Neath Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fisher Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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