Total Crime Rate

153.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 153.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 5/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

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 0JW) 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 0JW), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Wilkes Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Carriers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alexander Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arnwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arnwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Monarch Grove 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 Cairn Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alexander Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arnwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queen Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Queen Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen Elizabeth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen Elizabeth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Carriers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cheshire Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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