Total Crime Rate
228.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pendlebury Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 61st 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 Pendlebury Close (WS2 0BE) in the last 12 months was 228.8 per 1,000 residents and was 100.2% 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 65.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pendlebury Close (WS2 0BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bentley Road North, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near King Charles Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bentley and Darlaston North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lane Arms Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen Elizabeth Avenue | 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 | Vehicle crime | Bentley Road North | 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Pendlebury Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wavell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lane Arms Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cheshire Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Montgomery Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lane Arms Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen Elizabeth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lane Arms Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen Elizabeth Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Queen Elizabeth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Queen Elizabeth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Charles Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lane Arms Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | King Charles Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Alexander Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Alexander Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lane Arms Way | Under investigation |
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