Total Crime Rate

148.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 148.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 47.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Anson Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 130th highest crime rate of 824 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 Anson Road (WS2 0DH) in the last 12 months was 148.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 466.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 64.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anson Road (WS2 0DH), 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 Oberon Grove (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Anson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pendlebury Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lane Arms Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime King Charles Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Charles Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Montgomery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wavell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lane Arms Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lane Arms Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lane Arms Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentley Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Vehicle crime Lane Arms Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lane Arms Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bentley Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wolverhampton Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lane Arms Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hopyard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hopyard Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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