Crime Rates at Buxton Close, Walsall, WS3 3RD

Buxton Close 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 Buxton Close (WS3 3RD) 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 Buxton Close (WS3 3RD), 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.