Total Crime Rate

124.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 124.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cobden Close area has the 29th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cobden Close (WS10 9ST) in the last 12 months was 124.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 73.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cobden Close (WS10 9ST), the main crime hotspot is near Fallings Heath Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cobden Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cobden Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Salisbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fallings Heath Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fallings Heath Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fallings Heath Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Fallings Heath Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fallings Heath Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Waldron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Beebee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Westbury Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other crime Westbury Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waldron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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