Total Crime Rate
67.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026School Street area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 414th lowest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around School Street (WS10 9JB) in the last 12 months was 67.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.3% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around School Street (WS10 9JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Darlaston Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parklands Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Darlaston South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Well Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Forge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Threadbolt Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Powerhouse Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Darlaston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | School Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parklands Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Forge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Forge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parklands Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Butcroft Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Phoenix Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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