Total Crime Rate

584.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

223.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 584.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 223.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 158.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 101.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 71.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.3 10/10
  • Other theft 33.8 10/10
  • Robbery 23.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 20.3 10/10
  • Public order 20.3 9/10
  • Burglary 16.9 10/10
  • Drugs 16.9 9/10
  • Other crime 16.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
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

New Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 14th 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 New Street (WS10 8DR) in the last 12 months was 584.5 per 1,000 residents and was 408.0% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -52.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 223.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Street (WS10 8DR), the main crime hotspot is near New Street. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons New Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Slater Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rectory Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rectory Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons New Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons New Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Lawrence Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dorsett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mallows Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alma Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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