Total Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Leigh Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Rushall-Shelfield , and the 215th lowest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leigh Road (WS4 2DT) in the last 12 months was 36.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leigh Road (WS4 2DT), the main crime hotspot is near Lichfield Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leigh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lichfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Campbell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leigh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calderfields Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tetley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Campbell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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