Total Crime Rate
3.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lazy Hill Road area has the lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Aldridge North and Walsall Wood , and the 4th 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 Lazy Hill Road (WS9 8RR) in the last 12 months was 3.7 per 1,000 residents and was 95.3% lower than the Aldridge North and Walsall Wood average (77.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lazy Hill Road (WS9 8RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heygate Way, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malvern Drive (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Walsall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Malvern Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kinver Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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