Total Crime Rate

113.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 113.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.6 5/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

High Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Darlaston South , and the 218th 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 High Street (WS10 8RT) in the last 12 months was 113.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 48.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (WS10 8RT), the main crime hotspot is near Curtin Drive. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Castle View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leighton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashtree Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ashtree Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashtree Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Curtin Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Thorneycroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Leighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leighton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Bridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Bridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Curtin Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Curtin Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horace Partridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Horace Partridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilkinson Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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