Total Crime Rate

94.8 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 94.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.6 1/10
  • Drugs 1.6 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Chafery Drive area has the 38th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 262nd 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 Chafery Drive (WS10 7TH) in the last 12 months was 94.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.1% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chafery Drive (WS10 7TH), 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 Chafery Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Puddlers Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ironmill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Puddlers Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Darlington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Chafery Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Puddlers Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Chafery Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chafery Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ironmill Way Awaiting court outcome
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Chafery Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Finery Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darlaston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Darlaston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Puddlers Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lodge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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