Total Crime Rate
135.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
98.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Herberts 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.
View Crime In Darlaston South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Park Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wolverhampton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fusion Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heathfield Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wiley Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Berry Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehouse Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Rose Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | George Rose Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitehouse Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitehouse Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wiley Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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