Total Crime Rate

221.0 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 221.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 8.5 8/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 4th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Aldridge Central and South , and the 69th 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 (WS4 1ED) in the last 12 months was 221.0 per 1,000 residents and was 212.0% higher than the Aldridge Central and South average (70.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 93.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.1% 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 (17 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order King George Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivatt Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King George Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lichfield Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King George Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King George Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rough Brook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King George Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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