Total Crime Rate

27.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 27.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 10.5 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Walsall Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Cheslyn Hay Village , and the 108th lowest crime rate of 355 local areas in South Staffordshire .

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 Walsall Road (WS6 6DR) in the last 12 months was 27.9 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% lower than the Cheslyn Hay Village average (38.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walsall Road (WS6 6DR), the main crime hotspot is near Hazel Lane. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Walsall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Meadow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Jones'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hartwell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hartwell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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