Total Crime Rate

107.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 107.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Darlaston Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Pleck , and the 233rd highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Darlaston Road (WS2 9SD) in the last 12 months was 107.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% lower than the Pleck average (113.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darlaston Road (WS2 9SD), the main crime hotspot is near Hucker Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Darlaston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Reservoir Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hucker Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs A4038 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime A4038 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Reservoir Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darlaston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somers Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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