Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS3 1AU
How much crime is recorded in WS3 1AU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blakenall South
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,802 (2024)
WS3 1AUWalsall
How safe is WS3 1AU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS3 1AU area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
40.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
WS3 1AUNational
Violence and sexual offences33.023.6
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Other theft3.24.5
Public order3.04.6
Drugs2.52.4
Burglary1.79.1
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.