Total Crime Rate
186.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
78.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Churchill 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.
View Crime In Walsall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morris Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lilac Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bader Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Slim Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Slim Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Slim Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edinburgh Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Churchill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Montgomery Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lilac Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ewart Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ewart Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morris Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oak Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Margaret Road | Under investigation |
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