Total Crime Rate

228.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 228.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 50.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 25.4 7/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wrexham Avenue 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 Wrexham Avenue (WS2 0DG) 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 Wrexham Avenue (WS2 0DG), 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 Bentley Mill Way (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Bentley and Darlaston North

Crime Over Time in Wrexham Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bentley Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lane Arms Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pendlebury Close —
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Millers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lane Arms Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lane Arms Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lane Arms Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lane Arms Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lane Arms Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lane Arms Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lane Arms Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lane Arms Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lane Arms Way —
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Data Sources

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