Total Crime Rate

143.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.4 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 143.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Hamilton Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Blakenall , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hamilton Street (WS3 3EN) in the last 12 months was 143.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% lower than the Blakenall average (190.4 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 81.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamilton Street (WS3 3EN), 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.

View Crime In Walsall

Crime Over Time in Hamilton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ryle Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Booth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Booth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Penn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Ryle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Ryle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ingram Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingram Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Booth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lancaster Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Booth Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Booth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Booth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blakenall Heath —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penderel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deer Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Deer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field Road Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 25 of 25

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑