Total Crime Rate

83.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 83.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Chester Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Aldridge North and Walsall Wood , and the 331st highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chester Road (WS8 6DP) in the last 12 months was 83.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% higher than the Aldridge North and Walsall Wood average (77.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (WS8 6DP), the main crime hotspot is near Hodgkins Close. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simmonds Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shire Lea Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simmonds Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Marklew Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wrekin View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hodgkins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hodgkins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hodgkins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shire Lea Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shire Lea Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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