Total Crime Rate

102.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.9 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 102.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Simmonds Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Bloxwich East , and the 252nd 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 Simmonds Road (WS3 3PU) in the last 12 months was 102.1 per 1,000 residents and was 10.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 26.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Simmonds Road (WS3 3PU), the main crime hotspot is near Millfield Avenue. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Simmonds Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Millfield Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castleton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Castleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Millfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simmonds Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fishley Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buxton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buxton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Buxton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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