Total Crime Rate
15.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lodge Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Paddock , and the 45th lowest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lodge Road (WS5 3LA) in the last 12 months was 15.1 per 1,000 residents and was 66.6% lower than the Paddock average (45.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 220.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lodge Road (WS5 3LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Launceston Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Paddock| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Flinkford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Canning Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodside Close | Under investigation |
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