Total Crime Rate

82.9 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 82.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mountbatten Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 320th 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 Mountbatten Road (WS2 0HL) in the last 12 months was 82.9 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mountbatten Road (WS2 0HL), the main crime hotspot is near Arnwood Close. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Mountbatten Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Montgomery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Everest Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Appleyard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Churchill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pendlebury Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edinburgh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Churchill Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cheshire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen Elizabeth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen Elizabeth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Queen Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queen Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Everest Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Appleyard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Everest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alexander Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alexander Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cairn Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Monarch Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arnwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arnwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Arnwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Arnwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Arnwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Arnwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arnwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Appleyard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arnwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Appleyard Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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