Total Crime Rate

209.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 209.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 90.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.5 10/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Other crime 11.3 10/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 87 local areas in Aldridge Central and South , and the 70th 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 (WS4 1ED) in the last 12 months was 209.6 per 1,000 residents and was 204.9% higher than the Aldridge Central and South average (68.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 90.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lichfield Road (WS4 1ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lichfield Road (18 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Lichfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivatt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lichfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lichfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivatt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivatt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rough Brook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivatt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Stanier Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rough Brook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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