Total Crime Rate

135.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.9 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 135.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.5 10/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Herberts Park Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Darlaston South , and the 167th 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 Herberts Park Road (WS10 8QL) in the last 12 months was 135.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% higher than the Darlaston South average (89.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 98.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herberts Park Road (WS10 8QL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Herberts Park Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Park Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wolverhampton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fusion Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wiley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Rose Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order George Rose Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitehouse Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitehouse Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wiley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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