Total Crime Rate

163.0 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 163.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 81.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Hughes Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Darlaston South , and the 107th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hughes Road (WS10 8SN) in the last 12 months was 163.0 per 1,000 residents and was 87.1% higher than the Darlaston South average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 110.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hughes Road (WS10 8SN), 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 Hughes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sutton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horace Partridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hughes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Engine Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wilkinson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wilkinson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hughes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hughes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kendrick Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Hughes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sutton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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