Total Crime Rate

490.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

139.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 490.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 212.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 139.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Public order 23.2 10/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lichfield Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Bloxwich East , and the 19th highest crime rate of 827 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 3DR) in the last 12 months was 490.4 per 1,000 residents and was 330.4% higher than the Bloxwich East average (113.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 139.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lichfield Road (WS3 3DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 57 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buxton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Alcove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Alcove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Alcove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Alcove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lichfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lichfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lichfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lichfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lancaster Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Buxton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Selmans Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castleton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Castleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Alcove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buxton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lichfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Millfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Abbotts Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millfield Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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