Total Crime Rate

91.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 91.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.6 4/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Little Island Drive area has the 40th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 277th 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 Little Island Drive (WV13 1JS) in the last 12 months was 91.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Little Island Drive (WV13 1JS), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Little Island Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Burglary Crescent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lymington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Island Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Island Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Cumberland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ingledew Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ingledew Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warwick Avenue
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crescent Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Walsall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Walsall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walsall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walsall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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