Total Crime Rate

142.2 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 142.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lake Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Paddock , and the 143rd 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 Lake Avenue (WS5 3PA) in the last 12 months was 142.2 per 1,000 residents and was 214.7% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 62.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lake Avenue (WS5 3PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birmingham Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brookhouse Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lake Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Birmingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Connaught Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Birmingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Connaught Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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