Total Crime Rate

100.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 100.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 75.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 7/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Meadow Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Aldridge Central and South , and the 255th 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 Meadow Road (WS9 0ST) in the last 12 months was 100.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 75.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 453.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Road (WS9 0ST), 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 Meadow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Gaydon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marshall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lodge Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkhouse Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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