Total Crime Rate
54.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Arbor Gate area has the 20th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Aldridge North and Walsall Wood , and the 338th lowest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Arbor Gate (WS9 9RF) in the last 12 months was 54.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Arbor Gate (WS9 9RF), the main crime hotspot is near Lichfield Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Walsall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fereday Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wolverson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lichfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lichfield Road | Under investigation |
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