Total Crime Rate

366.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

150.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 366.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 150.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 71.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.0 10/10
  • Burglary 18.9 10/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Linden Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 34th highest crime rate of 827 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 Linden Close (WS2 0AE) in the last 12 months was 366.0 per 1,000 residents and was 218.2% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 150.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linden Close (WS2 0AE), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Linden Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Condover Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmbridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farmbridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Farmbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chester Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farmbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farmbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farmbridge Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Condover Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Farmbridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farmbridge Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cumberland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmbridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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