Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS3 3EU
How much crime is recorded in WS3 3EU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blakenall North
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,646 (2024)
WS3 3EUWalsall
How safe is WS3 3EU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 64.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS3 3EU area, more than double 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
64.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
111
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 3EUNational
Violence and sexual offences44.123.6
Burglary23.89.1
Criminal damage and arson14.74.7
Other theft8.04.5
Vehicle crime7.53.5
Public order7.14.6
Other crime5.91.5
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Drugs4.52.4
Robbery2.61.4
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Shoplifting1.48.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.