Total Crime Rate

174.9 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 174.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.6 10/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Hopyard Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 100th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hopyard Road (WS2 0DJ) in the last 12 months was 174.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 66.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hopyard Road (WS2 0DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Slim Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hopyard Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Charles Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime King Charles Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wolverhampton Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slim Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Slim Road —
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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