Total Crime Rate

89.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.9 9/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Old Park Road area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 288th highest crime rate of 824 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 Old Park Road (WS10 9LQ) in the last 12 months was 89.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Park Road (WS10 9LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Latches Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Old Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joynson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joynson Street 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 2025Robbery Latches Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Latches Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Butcroft Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Tilley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joynson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tilley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Avenue Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 15 of 15

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑