Total Crime Rate

34.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.1 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 34.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Hilary Drive area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Aldridge Central and South , and the 196th lowest crime rate of 827 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 Hilary Drive (WS9 0DE) in the last 12 months was 34.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% lower than the Aldridge Central and South average (68.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hilary Drive (WS9 0DE), the main crime hotspot is near Parkhouse Grove. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hilary Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pool Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Speedwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honiton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Paddock Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lodge Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkhouse Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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