Total Crime Rate

174.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 174.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 69.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Alcove area has the 7th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Bloxwich East , and the 98th highest 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 The Alcove (WS3 3BL) in the last 12 months was 174.2 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% higher than the Bloxwich East average (113.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 1050.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 51.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Alcove (WS3 3BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Millfield Avenue (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Alcove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Ryle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Alcove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lichfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lichfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lichfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Alcove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Alcove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Alcove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lichfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Millfield Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Millfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Alcove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Abbotts Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ryle Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Selmans Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ryle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lancaster Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lichfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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