Total Crime Rate

87.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 87.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 70.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Parklands Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 312th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Parklands Road (WS10 7TL) in the last 12 months was 87.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.8% lower than the Bentley and Darlaston North average (115.1 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parklands Road (WS10 7TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Darlaston Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parklands Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Parklands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Powerhouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Phoenix Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Goldby Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Threadbolt Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft School Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parklands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Darlaston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parklands Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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