Total Crime Rate
97.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Slater Street area has the 37th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 255th 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 Slater Street (WV13 1HZ) in the last 12 months was 97.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% lower than the Bentley and Darlaston North average (114.3 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Slater Street (WV13 1HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charles Street, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Slater Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bentley and Darlaston North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barcroft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Welland Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Welland Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Elm Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Welland Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Charles Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Charles Street | Under investigation |
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