Total Crime Rate

1494.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1494.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 633.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 187.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 138.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 123.0 10/10
  • Other theft 109.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 78.3 10/10
  • Burglary 69.4 10/10
  • Public order 64.9 10/10
  • Robbery 33.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 20.1 10/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Other crime 13.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
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

Lower Lichfield Street area has the highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 3rd 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 Lower Lichfield Street (WV13 1PX) in the last 12 months was 1494.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1207.3% higher than the Bentley and Darlaston North average (114.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 283 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 137 (≈ 306.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Lichfield Street (WV13 1PX), the main crime hotspot is near Upper Lichfield Street. Police recorded 243 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Bentley and Darlaston North

Crime Over Time in Lower Lichfield Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper Lichfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Upper Lichfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper Lichfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bow Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper Lichfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ensdale Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Middle Piece Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rose Hill Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stafford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Middle Piece Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cemetery Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stafford Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Upper Lichfield Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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