Crime Rates at Lodge Road, Walsall, WS5 3JS

Lodge Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Paddock , and the 166th lowest crime rate of 827 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 Lodge Road (WS5 3JS) in the last 12 months was 28.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% lower than the Paddock average (45.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lodge Road (WS5 3JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bracken Wood, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birmingham Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.