Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS3 1ES
How much crime is recorded in WS3 1ES, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blakenall South
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,001 (2024)
WS3 1ESWalsall
How safe is WS3 1ES
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 51.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS3 1ES area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
51.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 1ESNational
Violence and sexual offences35.323.6
Burglary20.19.1
Criminal damage and arson9.44.7
Vehicle crime7.73.5
Other theft4.74.5
Public order4.24.6
Drugs3.22.4
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Other crime2.01.5
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 46% 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.