Total Crime Rate

68.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 68.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 21.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle 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

Wilkes Avenue area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 405th highest crime rate of 827 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 Wilkes Avenue (WS2 0HH) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.3% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilkes Avenue (WS2 0HH), the main crime hotspot is near Arnwood Close. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wilkes Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Arnwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bentley Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bentley Mill Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Bentley Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bader Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Bentley Mill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arnwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arnwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cheshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheshire Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Portal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Portal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arnwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ridgeway Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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