Total Crime Rate

59.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lodge Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Darlaston South , and the 377th lowest 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 Lodge Road (WV14 8AH) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% lower than the Darlaston South average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -59.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lodge Road (WV14 8AH), the main crime hotspot is near Elizabeth Avenue. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lodge Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sorbus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Charles Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Charles Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bradley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradley Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bay Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arbour Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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