Total Crime Rate

88.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.9 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 88.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 63.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Robbery 4.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ames Road area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 307th 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 Ames Road (WS10 8PN) in the last 12 months was 88.5 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 63.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ames Road (WS10 8PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Imperial Close, where police recorded 23 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 Ames Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pitchwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitchwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hall Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ince Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Khyber Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Khyber Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Crawford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rough Hay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garrington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitchwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Imperial Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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