Total Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.8 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 43.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Public order 4.0 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
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Leighswood Avenue area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Aldridge Central and South , and the 263rd lowest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leighswood Avenue (WS9 8BA) in the last 12 months was 43.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% 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 Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leighswood Avenue (WS9 8BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mead Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Morford Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leighswood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Morford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Leighswood Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Belmont Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sheraton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leighswood Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Glades Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Glades Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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