Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rischale Way area has the 15th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Aldridge Central and South , and the 244th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rischale Way (WS4 1EZ) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 600.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rischale Way (WS4 1EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Barns Lane. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Aldridge Central and South

Crime Over Time in Rischale Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Countess Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earls Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edinburgh Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Earls Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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