Crime Rates at Bentley Place, Walsall, WS2 8RZ

Bentley Place area has the 44th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 154th 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 Bentley Place (WS2 8RZ) in the last 12 months was 138.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% lower than the Birchills Leamore average (150.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 84.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bentley Place (WS2 8RZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Drayton Street, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bentley Drive (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.