Total Crime Rate

100.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.5 9/10
  • Public order 14.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • 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 crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Walnut Walk area has the 19th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Chadsmead , and the 57th highest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .

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 Walnut Walk (WS13 8FA) in the last 12 months was 100.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% higher than the Chadsmead average (72.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 59.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walnut Walk (WS13 8FA), the main crime hotspot is near Caswell Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walnut Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walsall Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caswell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alesmore Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alesmore Meadow —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leomansley Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitehouse Drive —
Sep 2025Public order Bardell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bardell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bardell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Broadbent Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caswell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caswell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadbent Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poolfield Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harman Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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