Total Crime Rate
32.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wheelwright Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 174th lowest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wheelwright Close (WS10 8RP) in the last 12 months was 32.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.7% lower than the Bentley and Darlaston North average (114.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wheelwright Close (WS10 8RP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Street, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wesleys Fold (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bentley and Darlaston North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pinfold Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorsett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Imperial Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Imperial Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Alma Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Foster Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Foster Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peach Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorsett Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pinfold Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Leys | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hewitt Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wesleys Fold | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Forge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wiley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wiley Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wesleys Fold | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | School Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wesleys Fold | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Factory Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pinfold Street | Under investigation |
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