Total Crime Rate
153.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cairn Drive area has the 18th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 124th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cairn Drive (WS2 0HW) in the last 12 months was 153.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 64.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cairn Drive (WS2 0HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Churchill Road, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lane Arms Way (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Montgomery Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen Elizabeth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Appleyard Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Appleyard Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Appleyard Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Churchill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Edinburgh Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Churchill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cheshire Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen Elizabeth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen Elizabeth Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cunningham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Queen Elizabeth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Everest Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Everest Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Everest Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Alexander Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Alexander Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cairn Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Monarch Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Appleyard Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Queen Elizabeth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cunningham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lane Arms Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lane Arms Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lane Arms Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lane Arms Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lane Arms Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lane Arms Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lane Arms Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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