Total Crime Rate

42.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.1 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 42.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 13.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.8 3/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Walsall Road area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Aldridge Central and South , and the 256th lowest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

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 (WS9 0JT) in the last 12 months was 42.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walsall Road (WS9 0JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bosty Lane, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westbrook Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Walsall Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gretton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbrook Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gretton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs High Ridge Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Ridge Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bosty Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Walsall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbrook Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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