Crime Rates at Downfield Close, Walsall, WS3 3XP

Downfield Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Bloxwich East , and the 342nd 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 Downfield Close (WS3 3XP) in the last 12 months was 80.6 per 1,000 residents and was 29.3% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 54.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downfield Close (WS3 3XP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ralston Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.