Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS3 3AY
How much crime is recorded in WS3 3AY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Little Bloxwich
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,641 (2024)
WS3 3AYWalsall
How safe is WS3 3AY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS3 3AY area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 3AYNational
Violence and sexual offences26.823.6
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Burglary4.59.1
Public order4.14.6
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Other theft3.64.5
Other crime1.71.5
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 48% 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.