Total Crime Rate

223.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 223.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.4 9/10
  • Other crime 14.9 10/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Forge Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 65th 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 Forge Street (WS10 7TP) in the last 12 months was 223.9 per 1,000 residents and was 95.9% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 97.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 86.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forge Street (WS10 7TP), the main crime hotspot is near Parklands Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Forge Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Finery Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Puddlers Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Forge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joynson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joynson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joynson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Darlington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Puddlers Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Puddlers Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Puddlers Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Darlaston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darlaston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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