Total Crime Rate

80.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 80.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 29.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wolverhampton Road West area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 349th 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 Wolverhampton Road West (WS2 0DT) in the last 12 months was 80.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolverhampton Road West (WS2 0DT), 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 Wolverhampton Road West 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 2026Robbery Hopyard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morris Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopyard Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pugh Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bader Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Portal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Portal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Montgomery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Margaret Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slim Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slim Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Slim Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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