Crime Rates at Booth Street, Walsall, WS3 3EX

Booth Street area has the highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Blakenall , and the 21st highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Booth Street (WS3 3EX) in the last 12 months was 472.9 per 1,000 residents and was 154.0% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -68.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 186.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Booth Street (WS3 3EX), 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.