Total Crime Rate

1515.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

288.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1515.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 914.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 288.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 202.5 10/10
  • Other theft 73.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 67.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 61.4 10/10
  • Public order 36.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.7 9/10
  • Drugs 24.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 24.5 10/10
  • Robbery 24.5 10/10
  • Burglary 18.4 10/10
  • Other crime 18.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 6.1 7/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 21 local areas in Rushall-Shelfield , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 827 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 1SY) in the last 12 months was 1515.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2143.0% higher than the Rushall-Shelfield average (67.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 149 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -26.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 288.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lichfield Street (WS1 1SY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 187 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Darwall Street (83 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lichfield Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walhouse Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darwall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littleton Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teddesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Upper Forster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hatherton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darwall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Forster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Forster Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Forster Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Forster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darwall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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