Total Crime Rate

336.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 336.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 107.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 91.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.8 10/10
  • Burglary 16.6 10/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Robbery 12.5 9/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 2nd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Aldridge North and Walsall Wood , and the 38th 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 Lichfield Road (WS9 9NP) in the last 12 months was 336.1 per 1,000 residents and was 331.3% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 107.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lichfield Road (WS9 9NP), 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Stewart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order The Courtyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brownhills Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brownhills Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Langley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stewart Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coronation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stewart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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