Total Crime Rate
203.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pendlebury Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 75th 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 Pendlebury Close (WS2 0AF) in the last 12 months was 203.4 per 1,000 residents and was 76.8% 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 Vehicle crime with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pendlebury Close (WS2 0AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bentley Road North, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lane Arms Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Walsall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Montgomery Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wrexham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bentley Road North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ridgeway Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bader Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bentley Mill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pugh Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wrexham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cheshire Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheshire Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Portal Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Portal Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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.