Total Crime Rate

132.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 132.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.1 10/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.2 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sanstone Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Bloxwich East , and the 173rd 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 Sanstone Close (WS3 3SE) in the last 12 months was 132.6 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sanstone Close (WS3 3SE), the main crime hotspot is near Buxton Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sanstone Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallington Heath Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Buxton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stafford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Selmans Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallington Heath Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallington Heath Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Baslow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bamford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stafford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buxton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buxton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Par Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Par Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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