Total Crime Rate

64.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 64.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 46.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Lumley Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Paddock , and the 397th lowest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lumley Road (WS1 2LH) in the last 12 months was 64.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% higher than the Paddock average (45.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lumley Road (WS1 2LH), the main crime hotspot is near Tong Street. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lumley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lumley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tong Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lumley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Selborne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Selborne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chuckery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moncrieffe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selborne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Burleigh Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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