Total Crime Rate

83.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.4 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 83.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 66.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.0 8/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Victoria Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Bloxwich East , and the 323rd 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 Victoria Avenue (WS3 3EB) in the last 12 months was 83.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.3% lower than the Bloxwich East average (113.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 66.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Avenue (WS3 3EB), the main crime hotspot is near Booth Street. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Booth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deer Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Deer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penderel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Booth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lancaster Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Booth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Booth Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Penn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Booth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harrison Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrison Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrison Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Booth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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