Total Crime Rate

149.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 149.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Dartmouth Avenue area has the 38th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 129th highest crime rate of 824 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 Dartmouth Avenue (WS3 1SP) in the last 12 months was 149.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dartmouth Avenue (WS3 1SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ryecroft Place, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hunter Crescent (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dartmouth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Jubilee Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halford Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ryecroft Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Warner Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oystercatcher Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oystercatcher Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Oystercatcher Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunter Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunter Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warner Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holden Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dartmouth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Dartmouth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roberts Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coal Pool Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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