Total Crime Rate

567.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 567.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 184.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 72.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 63.4 10/10
  • Burglary 34.6 10/10
  • Public order 25.9 10/10
  • Robbery 25.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 23.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.1 10/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Walsall Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 18th highest crime rate of 824 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 Walsall Road (WS10 9JS) in the last 12 months was 567.7 per 1,000 residents and was 396.6% higher than the Bentley and Darlaston North average (114.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -62.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 90 (≈ 259.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walsall Road (WS10 9JS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Walsall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joynson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tilley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Tilley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Crescent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Rectory Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Butcroft Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Latches Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Avenue Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Latches Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birmingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rectory Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joynson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joynson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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