Crime Rates at The Bridge, Walsall, WS1 1LG

The Bridge area has the highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Bridge (WS1 1LG) in the last 12 months was 5524.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3626.0% higher than the Birchills Leamore average (148.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 462 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 15 cases , up 7.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 54.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -31.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 609 (≈ 2100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Bridge (WS1 1LG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 289 crimes here, including 97 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.