Total Crime Rate

181.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.5 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 181.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 31.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.1 10/10
  • Burglary 20.7 10/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Leighswood Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Aldridge Central and South , and the 91st 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 Leighswood Road (WS9 8AB) in the last 12 months was 181.4 per 1,000 residents and was 163.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 72.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leighswood Road (WS9 8AB), the main crime hotspot is near Anchor Road. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leighswood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Aldridge By-Pass Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sheraton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pool Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Anchor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Anchor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Anchor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Belmont Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anchor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Leighswood Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Leighswood Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldridge By-Pass Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stonelea Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
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Data Sources

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