Total Crime Rate

205.6 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 205.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Other theft 17.4 9/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Forge Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Darlaston South , and the 80th highest crime rate of 824 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 Forge Road (WS10 8QU) in the last 12 months was 205.6 per 1,000 residents and was 136.0% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 128.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forge Road (WS10 8QU), the main crime hotspot is near Whitehouse Avenue. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heathfield Lane West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolverhampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hall Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berry Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berry Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolverhampton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolverhampton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehouse Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Factory Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park View 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 2025Other theft Michael Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehouse Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hewitt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Whitehouse Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Foster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Foster Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peach Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitehouse Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Whitehouse Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Whitehouse Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Whitehouse Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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