Crime Rates at Whitby Close, Walsall, WS3 2UB

Whitby Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bloxwich West , and the 258th 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 Whitby Close (WS3 2UB) in the last 12 months was 95.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% lower than the Bloxwich West average (114.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitby Close (WS3 2UB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broad Lane Gardens (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.