Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 142.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 61.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.7 10/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lindon Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Aldridge North and Walsall Wood , and the 145th highest crime rate of 827 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 Lindon Road (WS8 7BE) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 83.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lindon Road (WS8 7BE), the main crime hotspot is near Lindon Drive. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lindon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lindon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A452 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime A452 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Marklew Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A452 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A452 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A452 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A452 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A452 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lindon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order A452 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A452 Under investigation
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 2026Burglary Fullelove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lindon Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simmonds Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simmonds Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Friezland Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lindon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chandlers Keep Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chandlers Keep Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chandlers Keep Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lindon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Friezland Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lindon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Common Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Friezland Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Friezland Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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