Crime Rates at Cottle Close, Walsall, WS2 0LJ

Cottle Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 77th 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 Cottle Close (WS2 0LJ) in the last 12 months was 209.6 per 1,000 residents and was 83.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 80.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottle Close (WS2 0LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Churchill Road, where police recorded 37 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.