Total Crime Rate

77.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Lord Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Palfrey , and the 336th highest crime rate of 824 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 Lord Street (WS1 4DR) in the last 12 months was 77.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% higher than the Palfrey average (75.3 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 91.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lord Street (WS1 4DR), the main crime hotspot is near Britannia Road. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lord Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Britannia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Dale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Queen Mary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Queen Mary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cobden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Britannia Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Britannia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Britannia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Britannia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Truda Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rosamond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosamond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosamond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosamond Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosamond Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Milton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Dale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Britannia Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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