Total Crime Rate
105.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Darlaston South , and the 232nd highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (WS10 8RX) in the last 12 months was 105.9 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (WS10 8RX), the main crime hotspot is near Hughes Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurel Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sutton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aston Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Leighton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Horace Partridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hughes Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hughes Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hughes Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sutton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hughes Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kendrick Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wilkinson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wilkinson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Engine Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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