Total Crime Rate

172.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 172.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 99.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lichfield Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Rushall-Shelfield , and the 100th 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 Road (WS4 2DX) in the last 12 months was 172.5 per 1,000 residents and was 155.3% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 99.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lichfield Road (WS4 2DX), the main crime hotspot is near Hawley Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 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 (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buchanan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Somerset Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buchanan Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Borneo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borneo Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mellish Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Mellish Court Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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