Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS3 2BL
How much crime is recorded in WS3 2BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bloxwich South
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,592 (2024)
WS3 2BLWalsall
How safe is WS3 2BL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 58.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS3 2BL 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
58.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
109
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 2BLNational
Violence and sexual offences38.623.6
Burglary13.59.1
Criminal damage and arson12.34.7
Vehicle crime11.63.5
Other theft8.14.5
Public order7.84.6
Shoplifting7.48.4
Other crime6.31.5
Drugs3.42.4
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Robbery2.11.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 61% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.