Total Crime Rate
59.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Simmonds Close area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Bloxwich East , and the 381st lowest 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 Simmonds Close (WS3 3PX) in the last 12 months was 59.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 233.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Simmonds Close (WS3 3PX), 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.
View Crime In Bloxwich East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Simmonds Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Simmonds Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Millfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Millfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Millfield Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buxton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buxton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castleton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Castleton Road | Under investigation |
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