Crime Rates at Empress Way, Darlaston, Wednesbury, WS10 8YL

Empress Way area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 213th 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 Empress Way (WS10 8YL) in the last 12 months was 115.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Empress Way (WS10 8YL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Addenbrooke Street, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bayley Crescent (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.