Bloxwich vs Etching Hill & The Heath

Bloxwich has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,997 crimes in the last 12 months. Etching Hill & The Heath has a safety score of 71/100 (Safe) with 115 crimes. Etching Hill & The Heath scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Bloxwich shows a year-on-year crime trend of -0.4% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Etching Hill & The Heath shows +25% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Bloxwich, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,163 incidents). In Etching Hill & The Heath, it is Anti-Social Behaviour (29 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Bloxwich recorded 130 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Etching Hill & The Heath recorded 29. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Bloxwich totalled 1,163 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 26 in Etching Hill & The Heath. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Bloxwich recorded 3,008 crimes (now 2,997, a change of -0.4%). Etching Hill & The Heath recorded 92 crimes previously (now 115, +25%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Bloxwich has a resolution rate of 31.7% and Etching Hill & The Heath has 10%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Bloxwich falls within the West Midlands Police boundary. Etching Hill & The Heath is covered by Staffordshire Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Bloxwich and Etching Hill & The Heath. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.