Total Crime Rate
100.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Peel Close area has the 36th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 254th 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 Peel Close (WS10 8YN) in the last 12 months was 100.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.7% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Peel Close (WS10 8YN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Addenbrooke Street, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Perry Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bentley and Darlaston North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Perry Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rubery Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Perry Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Horton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Perry Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Georges Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Perry Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Addenbrooke Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bush Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Batchcroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Consort Drive | Under investigation |
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