Total Crime Rate

115.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.7 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 115.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.3 10/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hemmings Street area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 213th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hemmings Street (WS10 8HT) in the last 12 months was 115.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hemmings Street (WS10 8HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Addenbrooke Street, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bayley Crescent (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hemmings Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Khyber Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Consort Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Khyber Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ince Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rough Hay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garrington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Horton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hall Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rubery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Addenbrooke Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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