Total Crime Rate

120.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 120.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Darlaston Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Pleck , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 824 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 Darlaston Road (WS2 9SF) in the last 12 months was 120.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% higher than the Pleck average (119.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darlaston Road (WS2 9SF), the main crime hotspot is near Darlaston Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Pleck

Crime Over Time in Darlaston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Darlaston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Darlaston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darlaston Road Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 3 of 3

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑