Crime Rates at Forge Street, Wednesbury, WS10 7TP

Forge Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 55th highest crime rate of 827 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 Forge Street (WS10 7TP) in the last 12 months was 253.7 per 1,000 residents and was 120.5% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 134.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forge Street (WS10 7TP), 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.