Total Crime Rate

154.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.8 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 154.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 81.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 47.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

King Charles Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 118th 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 King Charles Avenue (WS2 0DL) in the last 12 months was 154.5 per 1,000 residents and was 34.3% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 26.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Charles Avenue (WS2 0DL), 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 Hopyard Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in King Charles Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morris Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wrexham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pugh Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Montgomery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ridgeway Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bentley Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bader Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopyard Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wrexham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Portal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Portal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morris Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hopyard Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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