Total Crime Rate
15.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wingate Road area has the lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 50th lowest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wingate Road (WS2 0AS) in the last 12 months was 15.7 per 1,000 residents and was 86.3% 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 Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wingate Road (WS2 0AS), the main crime hotspot is near Slim Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bentley and Darlaston North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Churchill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Slim Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | King Charles Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Montgomery Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wavell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wolverhampton Road West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lane Arms Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lane Arms Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lane Arms Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lane Arms Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lane Arms Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lane Arms Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lane Arms Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lane Arms Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Slim Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Appleyard Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hopyard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Appleyard Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Appleyard Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lane Arms Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hopyard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Charles Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Appleyard Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cunningham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cunningham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lane Arms Way | Under investigation |
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