Total Crime Rate

146.8 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 146.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.6 9/10
  • Other theft 22.9 10/10
  • Burglary 18.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Wilkinson Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Darlaston South , and the 135th highest crime rate of 824 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 Wilkinson Road (WS10 8SH) in the last 12 months was 146.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 73.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 93.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilkinson Road (WS10 8SH), 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 Wilkinson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kendrick Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hughes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hughes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horace Partridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Leighton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Hughes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hughes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sutton Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sutton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wilkinson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wilkinson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Engine Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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