Total Crime Rate

83.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cripps Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 319th 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 Cripps Road (WS2 0EL) in the last 12 months was 83.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cripps Road (WS2 0EL), 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 Cripps Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowlands Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Slim Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slim Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ewart Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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