Total Crime Rate

90.2 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 90.2 7/10
  • Other theft 19.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shire Oak Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Aldridge North and Walsall Wood , and the 285th highest crime rate of 824 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 Shire Oak Close (WS9 9PG) in the last 12 months was 90.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% 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 Other theft with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 86.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shire Oak Close (WS9 9PG), the main crime hotspot is near Lichfield Road. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shire Oak Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Lichfield Road Under investigation
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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