Total Crime Rate

328.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 328.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 92.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 7/10
  • Other theft 19.3 9/10
  • Burglary 15.4 10/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lichfield Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Bloxwich East , and the 36th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

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 Lichfield Road (WS3 3BJ) in the last 12 months was 328.2 per 1,000 residents and was 198.9% higher than the Bloxwich East average (109.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 127.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lichfield Road (WS3 3BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Buxton Close, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Millfield Avenue (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lichfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maple Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millfield Avenue
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maple Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buxton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buxton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Ryle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lichfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lichfield Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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