Total Crime Rate
55.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Castleton Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Bloxwich East , and the 357th lowest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Castleton Road (WS3 3QB) in the last 12 months was 55.9 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Castleton Road (WS3 3QB), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Castleton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Simmonds Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Simmonds Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Other theft | Belper Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buxton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Castleton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buxton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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