Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS3 3JX
How much crime is recorded in WS3 3JX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bloxwich Central & North
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,002 (2024)
WS3 3JXWalsall
How safe is WS3 3JX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 84.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS3 3JX area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
84.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
180
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 3JXNational
Violence and sexual offences70.623.6
Shoplifting26.78.4
Criminal damage and arson17.74.7
Drugs16.32.4
Public order16.14.6
Burglary12.49.1
Other theft9.04.5
Vehicle crime7.53.5
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Other crime2.01.5
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Robbery1.41.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.