Total Crime Rate

69.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 69.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 8.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 27th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Aldridge Central and South , and the 400th highest 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 8UT) in the last 12 months was 69.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leighswood Road (WS9 8UT), 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 (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
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 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order 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 High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Anchor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sheraton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Aldridge By-Pass Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Anchor Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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