Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS3 1DR
How much crime is recorded in WS3 1DR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blakenall South
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,245 (2024)
WS3 1DRWalsall
How safe is WS3 1DR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 57.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS3 1DR area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
57.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
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 1DRNational
Violence and sexual offences44.523.6
Burglary14.29.1
Criminal damage and arson11.54.7
Vehicle crime8.03.5
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Public order3.04.6
Other theft2.44.5
Other crime2.21.5
Drugs1.62.4
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.