Total Crime Rate

749.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 749.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 484.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.2 9/10
  • Burglary 36.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.2 8/10
  • Public order 28.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.4 10/10
  • Other theft 22.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bentley Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 10th 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 Lane (WS2 8SS) in the last 12 months was 749.3 per 1,000 residents and was 405.4% higher than the Birchills Leamore average (148.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 172 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 1200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 112.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1058.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bentley Lane (WS2 8SS), the main crime hotspot is near Miner Street. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bentley Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reedswood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Reedswood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cairns Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pargeter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Reedswood Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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