Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS3 3JS
How much crime is recorded in WS3 3JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blakenall North
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,387 (2024)
WS3 3JSWalsall
How safe is WS3 3JS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 63.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS3 3JS 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
63.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
106
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 3JSNational
Violence and sexual offences44.323.6
Burglary21.69.1
Shoplifting10.78.4
Criminal damage and arson9.84.7
Vehicle crime8.53.5
Public order6.34.6
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Other theft3.84.5
Other crime3.41.5
Robbery2.61.4
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Drugs1.92.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.