Crime Rates at Wilkes Avenue, Walsall, WS2 0JT

Wilkes Avenue 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 Wilkes Avenue (WS2 0JT) 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 Wilkes Avenue (WS2 0JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kent Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Quilter Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.