Crap Towns / Bloxwich / Crime

How much crime is there in Bloxwich?

The police recorded 111 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Bloxwich from September 2023 to August 2026, 46% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 48.3. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 114, up from 110 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	110	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	110	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	114	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	48.3	34.1
Shoplifting	13.9	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	13.0	7.0
Vehicle crime	8.2	3.8
Other theft	6.0	5.4
Public order	5.9	6.6
Burglary	4.6	3.1
Drugs	3.4	2.4
Other crime	3.2	2.0
Possession of weapons	2.2	0.8
Robbery	1.6	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.5	0.5
Theft from the person	0.4	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Walsall	4.0 km	133
Wednesbury	6.3 km	129
Bloxwich	–	111
Darlaston	5.2 km	105
Willenhall	3.7 km	103
Brownhills	5.8 km	99.6
Norton Canes	6.8 km	69.4
Rushall and Shelfield	3.0 km	66.5
Aldridge	5.0 km	63.4
Pelsall	2.8 km	58.8
Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay	5.6 km	51.8
The typical town	–	76.2