Total Crime Rate

84.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 84.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.6 8/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

King Edward Street area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 320th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around King Edward Street (WS10 8TN) in the last 12 months was 84.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% lower than the Bentley and Darlaston North average (115.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Edward Street (WS10 8TN), the main crime hotspot is near New Street. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in King Edward Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheelwright Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Croft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons New Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons New Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons New Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Croft Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mallows Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Alma Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Imperial Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pinfold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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