Total Crime Rate

120.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 120.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Victoria Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Blakenall , and the 192nd 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 Victoria Avenue (WS3 3EH) in the last 12 months was 120.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% lower than the Blakenall average (186.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 283.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 81.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 212.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Avenue (WS3 3EH), the main crime hotspot is near Booth Close. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 44 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Booth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Booth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Booth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Booth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Booth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Booth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Booth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Booth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Booth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Booth Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Booth Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Booth Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Booth Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Field Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Booth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Booth Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Booth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Booth Close
Sep 2025Burglary Penn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Penn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Penn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Booth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Booth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Booth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Deer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Booth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Field Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blakenall Heath Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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