Total Crime Rate

46.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 46.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 14.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lord Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Palfrey , and the 283rd 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 Lord Street (WS1 4DT) in the last 12 months was 46.2 per 1,000 residents and was 42.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lord Street (WS1 4DT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lord Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Manorhouse Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Britannia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Britannia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Britannia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Britannia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Britannia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Britannia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duchess Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Duchess Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duchess Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lord Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lord Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lord Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manorhouse Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadway West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farmstead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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