Total Crime Rate

104.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 104.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Berry Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Darlaston South , and the 236th highest crime rate of 824 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 Berry Avenue (WS10 8QF) in the last 12 months was 104.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Berry Avenue (WS10 8QF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Berry Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Basalt Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berry Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berry Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Heathfield Lane West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fusion Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fusion Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Fusion Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wiley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wiley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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