Total Crime Rate

251.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 251.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 113.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Other crime 11.3 10/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Castle Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Aldridge North and Walsall Wood , and the 57th 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 Castle Road (WS9 9BY) in the last 12 months was 251.4 per 1,000 residents and was 222.7% higher 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 Shoplifting with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 90.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 225.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Road (WS9 9BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B4152, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Druids Walk (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Druids Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fort Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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