Total Crime Rate

105.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 105.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High 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.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sutton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Leighton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horace Partridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hughes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hughes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hughes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sutton Road
Sep 2025Robbery Hughes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kendrick Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wilkinson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wilkinson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Engine Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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