Total Crime Rate

44.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.7 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 44.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 35.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Abingdon Way area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bloxwich West , and the 274th 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 Abingdon Way (WS3 2SU) in the last 12 months was 44.6 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abingdon Way (WS3 2SU), 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 Abingdon Way area

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

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