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

Byeways 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 Byeways (WS3 3RW) 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 Byeways (WS3 3RW), the main crime hotspot is near Buxton Close. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Byeways area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buxton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baslow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lichfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lichfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castleton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Castleton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bakewell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Belper Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buxton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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