Total Crime Rate

187.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 187.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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

Lichfield Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Rushall-Shelfield , and the 90th 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 Lichfield Road (WS4 2DH) in the last 12 months was 187.1 per 1,000 residents and was 181.6% higher than the Rushall-Shelfield average (66.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 117.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 93.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lichfield Road (WS4 2DH), the main crime hotspot is near Hawley Close. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lichfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Hawley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Westbourne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Mews —
Sep 2025Public order Lichfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Campbell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Campbell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calderfields Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leigh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Borneo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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