Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS3 2PT
How much crime is recorded in WS3 2PT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bloxwich Central & North
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,619 (2024)
WS3 2PTWalsall
How safe is WS3 2PT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 44.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS3 2PT 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
44.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WS3 2PTNational
Violence and sexual offences33.023.6
Burglary17.79.1
Criminal damage and arson7.94.7
Public order5.94.6
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Other theft2.64.5
Drugs2.22.4
Other crime1.81.5
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.