Total Crime Rate

141.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 141.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Lichfield Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Bloxwich East , and the 145th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lichfield Road (WS3 3DQ) in the last 12 months was 141.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 80.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 73.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lichfield Road (WS3 3DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Millfield Avenue. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lichfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Simmonds Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wolverhampton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simmonds Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Vehicle crime Shackleton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pelsall Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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