Total Crime Rate

127.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 127.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 90.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • 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

Quilter Close area has the 27th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 184th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Quilter Close (WS2 0LL) in the last 12 months was 127.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 90.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Quilter Close (WS2 0LL), the main crime hotspot is near Quilter Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Quilter Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Star Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Everest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Malkit Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edinburgh Avenue
Apr 2026Public order Quilter Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quilter Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Churchill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cottle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quilter Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Locket Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Locket Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Locket Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Locket Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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