Total Crime Rate

59.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bell Drive area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Palfrey , and the 380th lowest 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 Bell Drive (WS5 4PX) in the last 12 months was 59.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.1% lower than the Palfrey average (75.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bell Drive (WS5 4PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Delves Crescent, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bell Drive (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bell Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinewood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shustoke Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesnut Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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