Total Crime Rate

186.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.4 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 186.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.9 10/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Robbery 6.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 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

Churchill Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 86th 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 Churchill Road (WS2 0AZ) in the last 12 months was 186.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 78.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Churchill Road (WS2 0AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Slim Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Churchill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morris Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lilac Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bader Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Slim Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slim Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slim Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edinburgh Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Churchill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Montgomery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lilac Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ewart Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ewart Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morris Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monmouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Margaret Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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