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Bloxwich South

Middle area

West Walsall. 6,811 people in 2.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 71% of people in Bloxwich South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£167,000
Joint 767th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,679
Joint 3,776th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
71%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Bloxwich South

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bloxwich South at a rate of 109.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 103.7 per 1,000 people across Walsall.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences365
Other crime146
Criminal damage and arson81
Vehicle crime72
Burglary41
Drug offences17
Anti-social behaviour13
Robbery5
Shoplifting4
Theft from the person4

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Bloxwich South compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Bloxwich SouthMiddle
Median sale price39 middle areas, Walsall · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Walsall39 areas from £149,000 to £382,750. The middle area is £215,000. Bloxwich South is £167,000.
£167,0004th cheapest
Population39 middle areas, Walsall · 2021
Population: every middle area in Walsall39 areas from 5,270 to 11,431. The middle area is 6,823. Bloxwich South is 6,679.
6,67918th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares39 middle areas, Walsall · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Walsall39 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 71.0%. Bloxwich South is 71.0%.
71%joint 19th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage39 middle areas, Walsall · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Walsall39 areas from 51.0% to 99.7%. The middle area is 96.7%. Bloxwich South is 95.9%.
95.9%16th lowest

Is Bloxwich South safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bloxwich South at a rate of 109.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 103.7 per 1,000 people across Walsall.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 69 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bloxwich South.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (365), other crime (146) and criminal damage and arson (81).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Walsall

These figures are published for the whole of Walsall, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Walsall and not Bloxwich South alone. See Walsall

Average house price
£215,329
Up 1.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,036
33rd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.3×
Joint 117th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
31.7
28th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bloxwich South in brief

The median price paid for a home in Bloxwich South was £167,000 in 2025.

Bloxwich South had 6,679 usual residents at the census.

About 71% of people in Bloxwich South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Bloxwich South, 95.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.