Total Crime Rate
153.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Churchill Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 125th highest crime rate of 824 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 Churchill Road (WS2 0AZ) in the last 12 months was 153.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -52.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 75.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Churchill Road (WS2 0AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Churchill Road, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Slim Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wavell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Slim Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Montgomery Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ewart Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Churchill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cunningham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cunningham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wolverhampton Road West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Appleyard Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Slim Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Avenue | 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Appleyard Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Edinburgh Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Churchill Road | Under investigation |
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