Total Crime Rate

5524.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 5524.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1593.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1348.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 569.0 10/10
  • Public order 434.5 10/10
  • Drugs 337.9 10/10
  • Other theft 286.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 165.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 155.2 10/10
  • Robbery 151.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 148.3 10/10
  • Burglary 127.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 93.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 62.1 10/10
  • Other crime 51.7 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lichfield Street 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 Lichfield Street (WS1 1SL) 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 Lichfield Street (WS1 1SL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 567 crimes here, including 121 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lichfield Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/114)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatherton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Goodall Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bullock'S Row —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bullock'S Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goodall Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Goodall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Goodall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Goodall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eyland Grove Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darwall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darwall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darwall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darwall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darwall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Darwall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Darwall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Darwall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Darwall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Goodall Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Goodall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whittimere Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatherton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 114

Data Sources

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