Total Crime Rate
81.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodbridge Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Aldridge Central and South , and the 323rd highest crime rate of 824 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 Woodbridge Close (WS4 1PE) in the last 12 months was 81.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 140.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodbridge Close (WS4 1PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New Street, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near School Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Aldridge Central and South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | School Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | New Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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