Total Crime Rate

137.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 137.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • 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 46th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 156th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bentley Lane (WS2 8ST) in the last 12 months was 137.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% lower than the Birchills Leamore average (148.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 60.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bentley Lane (WS2 8ST), 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.

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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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