Total Crime Rate

59.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 59.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 10.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

King George Crescent area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Aldridge Central and South , and the 364th lowest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around King George Crescent (WS4 1EF) in the last 12 months was 59.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% lower 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 Criminal damage and arson with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King George Crescent (WS4 1EF), 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 King George Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lichfield Road
Apr 2026Public order Stanier Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivatt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Old Well Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivatt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivatt Close 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 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivatt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Lichfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lichfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Springfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Road 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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