Total Crime Rate

97.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.2 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 97.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Chetwynd Close area has the 40th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 268th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chetwynd Close (WS2 0NB) in the last 12 months was 97.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chetwynd Close (WS2 0NB), the main crime hotspot is near Farmbridge Road. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chetwynd Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farmbridge Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slater Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farmbridge Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tenbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farmbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Farmbridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmbridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glaisedale Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farmbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chester Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cumberland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Farmbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farmbridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmbridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmbridge Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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