Total Crime Rate

92.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 92.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.6 5/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Westbourne Road area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 292nd highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westbourne Road (WS10 8BJ) in the last 12 months was 92.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbourne Road (WS10 8BJ), the main crime hotspot is near James Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westbourne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Short Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order James Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fallings Heath Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fallings Heath Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Short Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fallings Heath Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Fallings Heath Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fallings Heath Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Simmonds Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Steelmans Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Salisbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Steelmans Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Steelmans Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cobden Close Local resolution
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Data Sources

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