Total Crime Rate

147.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 147.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 61.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Robbery 4.9 6/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hopyard Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 131st highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hopyard Road (WS2 0DJ) in the last 12 months was 147.8 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 61.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hopyard Road (WS2 0DJ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hopyard Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morris Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Hopyard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Slim Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slim Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slim Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopyard Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pugh Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morris Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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