Total Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.4 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 52.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 18.4 4/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 35th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Aldridge Central and South , and the 328th 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 Leighswood Road (WS9 8AW) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% 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 Other theft with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leighswood Road (WS9 8AW), the main crime hotspot is near Aldridge By-Pass. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 11 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Morford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Leighswood Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Aldridge By-Pass Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldridge By-Pass Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Leighswood Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Belmont Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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