Total Crime Rate

128.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 128.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Burglary 13.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle 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

Lansbury Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Darlaston South , and the 174th 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 Lansbury Avenue (WS10 7QX) in the last 12 months was 128.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lansbury Avenue (WS10 7QX), the main crime hotspot is near Ironmill Way. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lansbury Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heath Acres Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Dangerfield Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ironmill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ironmill Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ironmill Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ironmill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ironmill Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ironmill Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ironmill Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ironmill Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dangerfield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dangerfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lodge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dangerfield Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ironmill Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Lansbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Unity Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Banfield Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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