Total Crime Rate

203.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 203.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 76.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 42.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 19.8 6/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wrexham Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 75th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wrexham Avenue (WS2 0DG) in the last 12 months was 203.4 per 1,000 residents and was 76.8% 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 Vehicle crime with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% 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 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lane Arms Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wrexham Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wrexham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wrexham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bentley Mill Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Bentley Mill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bentley Mill Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentley Mill Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Bentley Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bentley Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ridgeway Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bentley Mill Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millers Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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