Total Crime Rate

95.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.9 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 95.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 62.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bell Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Palfrey , and the 276th highest crime rate of 827 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 Bell Lane (WS5 4ES) in the last 12 months was 95.8 per 1,000 residents and was 19.8% higher than the Palfrey average (80.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 6.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 62.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bell Lane (WS5 4ES), the main crime hotspot is near Botany Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bell Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sarah Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Walsall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Walsall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Botany Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Blackthorne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blackthorne Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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