Crime Rates at Lord Street, Walsall, WS1 4DR

Lord Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Palfrey , and the 407th highest 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 Lord Street (WS1 4DR) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% lower than the Palfrey average (80.0 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 Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lord Street (WS1 4DR), the main crime hotspot is near Britannia Road. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.