Total Crime Rate

115.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 115.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Monmouth Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 200th highest crime rate of 824 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 Monmouth Road (WS2 0EQ) in the last 12 months was 115.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 150.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monmouth Road (WS2 0EQ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Monmouth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slim Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ewart Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wolverhampton Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Montgomery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Slim Road

Data Sources

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