Total Crime Rate

134.2 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 134.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wrexham Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 166th 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 Wrexham Avenue (WS2 0DQ) in the last 12 months was 134.2 per 1,000 residents and was 17.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 60.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wrexham Avenue (WS2 0DQ), 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 Lane Arms Way (10 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lane Arms Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pendlebury Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bentley Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Millers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lane Arms Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lane Arms Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lane Arms Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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 2025Criminal damage and arson Lane Arms Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lane Arms Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lane Arms Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lane Arms Way —
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Data Sources

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