Total Crime Rate

146.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 146.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Wiley Avenue South area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Darlaston South , and the 136th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wiley Avenue South (WS10 8PZ) in the last 12 months was 146.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% higher than the Darlaston South average (87.1 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 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 80.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wiley Avenue South (WS10 8PZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Street, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Wiley Avenue South area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Factory Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heath Acres Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wiley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wiley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Forge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hewitt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heathfield Lane West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berry Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berry Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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