Total Crime Rate

132.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.6 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 132.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.2 9/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Park Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Darlaston South , and the 174th highest crime rate of 827 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 Park Road (WS10 8QS) in the last 12 months was 132.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 83.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road (WS10 8QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Avenue, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pitchwood Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Park Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order George Rose Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Rose Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charles Foster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitchwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitchwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pitchwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wolverhampton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Park Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wiley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wiley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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