Total Crime Rate

636.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 636.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 357.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 90.1 9/10
  • Burglary 67.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.4 10/10
  • Public order 28.2 10/10
  • Other theft 25.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.9 10/10
  • Drugs 14.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
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

Bentley Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 12th highest crime rate of 827 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 Lane (WS2 8SR) in the last 12 months was 636.6 per 1,000 residents and was 324.1% higher than the Birchills Leamore average (150.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 127 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -31.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 90.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 393.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bentley Lane (WS2 8SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cairns Street, where police recorded 30 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bentley Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lane Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cairns Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cairns Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Deepmore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pargeter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pargeter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lane Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reedswood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Reedswood Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bentley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Reedswood Gardens Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Reedswood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Reedswood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rowland Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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