Total Crime Rate

89.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.0 9/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 39 local areas in Aldridge North and Walsall Wood , and the 286th highest crime rate of 824 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 9PD) in the last 12 months was 89.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% higher than the Aldridge North and Walsall Wood average (82.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 2400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 69.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2700.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lichfield Road (WS9 9PD), the main crime hotspot is near Lichfield Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Aldridge North and Walsall Wood

Crime Over Time in Lichfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivy Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lichfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marklew Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolverson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Streets Corner Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collins Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sally Ward Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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