Total Crime Rate

135.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 135.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 81.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 32.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hughes Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Darlaston South , and the 164th highest crime rate of 827 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 135.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.0% higher than the Darlaston South average (89.4 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hughes Road (WS10 8SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hughes Road, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Engine Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hughes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilkinson Road 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 2026Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hughes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hughes Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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