Total Crime Rate

186.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 186.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fishley Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Bloxwich East , and the 91st 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 Fishley Lane (WS3 3PR) in the last 12 months was 186.4 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% higher than the Bloxwich East average (109.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 96.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fishley Lane (WS3 3PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Buxton Close, where police recorded 43 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 Fishley Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castleton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Simmonds Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millfield Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buxton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buxton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simmonds Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Belper Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Castleton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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