Total Crime Rate

109.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 109.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 28.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • 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

Portland Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Aldridge Central and South , and the 225th 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 Portland Road (WS9 8PG) in the last 12 months was 109.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.9% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 107.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Road (WS9 8PG), 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 Portland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Anchor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harborough Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stonelea Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sheraton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Birch Tree Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Aldridge By-Pass Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldridge By-Pass Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pool Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anchor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whetstone Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Anchor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Anchor Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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