Total Crime Rate

83.8 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 83.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • 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

Holyhead Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Darlaston South , and the 310th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holyhead Road (WS10 7RA) in the last 12 months was 83.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holyhead Road (WS10 7RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Festival Avenue, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heath Acres (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Holyhead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Lansbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Banfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heath Acres Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dangerfield Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Dangerfield Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Unity Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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