Total Crime Rate

65.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 65.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 17th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Palfrey , and the 406th lowest 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 Bell Lane (WS5 4PS) in the last 12 months was 65.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bell Lane (WS5 4PS), the main crime hotspot is near Brockhurst Place. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 12 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 (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blackthorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brockhurst Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Botany Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sarah Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Walsall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Walsall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Blackthorne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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