Crime Rates at Bentley Road North, Walsall, WS2 0PA

Bentley Road North area has the 11th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 61st 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 Bentley Road North (WS2 0PA) in the last 12 months was 228.8 per 1,000 residents and was 100.2% 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 65.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bentley Road North (WS2 0PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bentley Road North, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near King Charles Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.