Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS3 3HL
How much crime is recorded in WS3 3HL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blakenall North
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,752 (2024)
WS3 3HLWalsall
How safe is WS3 3HL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 62.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS3 3HL 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
62.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
118
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 3HLNational
Violence and sexual offences40.523.6
Burglary33.19.1
Shoplifting19.38.4
Vehicle crime11.43.5
Criminal damage and arson9.84.7
Other theft8.94.5
Public order8.54.6
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Other crime2.61.5
Robbery1.71.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Drugs1.02.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.