Total Crime Rate

99.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.7 8/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Lichfield Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Aldridge North and Walsall Wood , and the 260th highest 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 Lichfield Road (WS9 9NN) in the last 12 months was 99.4 per 1,000 residents and was 27.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 49.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lichfield Road (WS9 9NN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lichfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Langley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Courtyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stewart Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stewart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stewart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coronation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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