Total Crime Rate

65.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 65.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · 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 27th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Aldridge Central and South , and the 405th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Road (WS4 1JD) in the last 12 months was 65.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% lower 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (WS4 1JD), 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 2025Burglary Meadow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Meadow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earls Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Earls Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Longcroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Longcroft Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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