Total Crime Rate

99.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 99.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.5 9/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rowlands Close area has the 39th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 261st 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 Rowlands Close (WS2 0JS) in the last 12 months was 99.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 60.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowlands Close (WS2 0JS), the main crime hotspot is near Heather Grove. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rowlands Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heather Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lilac Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Heather Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heather Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ewart Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ewart Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lilac Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edinburgh Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Heather Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quilter Close —
Apr 2026Public order Quilter Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quilter Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Locket Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Locket Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Locket Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Locket Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Heather Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Heather Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Almond Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Malkit Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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