Total Crime Rate

122.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.5 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 122.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 10th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Aldridge Central and South , and the 196th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around King George Crescent (WS4 1EG) in the last 12 months was 122.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.3% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 65.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King George Crescent (WS4 1EG), 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivatt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivatt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Lichfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Old Well Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivatt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lichfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lichfield Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivatt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Stanier Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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