Total Crime Rate

112.8 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 112.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.5 10/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Kings Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Aldridge Central and South , and the 209th 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 Kings Road (WS4 1JB) in the last 12 months was 112.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 160.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (WS4 1JB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Longcroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Longcroft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Countess Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earls Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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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