Crime Rates at Lichfield Street, Walsall, WS4 2BX

Lichfield Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Rushall-Shelfield , and the 40th highest crime rate of 827 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 Lichfield Street (WS4 2BX) in the last 12 months was 316.0 per 1,000 residents and was 367.7% higher than the Rushall-Shelfield average (67.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 202.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lichfield Street (WS4 2BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 187 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arboretum Road (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.