Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS3 2RF
How much crime is recorded in WS3 2RF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bloxwich North West
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,523 (2024)
WS3 2RFWalsall
How safe is WS3 2RF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS3 2RF 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
44.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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 2RFNational
Violence and sexual offences35.523.6
Burglary10.59.1
Criminal damage and arson8.84.7
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Public order4.54.6
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Other theft2.44.5
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.