Total Crime Rate

1362.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

290.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1362.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 552.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 290.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 174.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 134.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 132.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.3 10/10
  • Burglary 69.4 10/10
  • Other theft 64.9 10/10
  • Public order 58.2 10/10
  • Robbery 31.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 26.9 10/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Other crime 13.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 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

Stafford Street area has the highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 4th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stafford Street (WV13 1RT) in the last 12 months was 1362.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1084.2% higher than the Bentley and Darlaston North average (115.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 247 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 130 (≈ 290.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stafford Street (WV13 1RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Upper Lichfield Street, where police recorded 213 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stafford Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dartmouth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Lichfield Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ensdale Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ensdale Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ensdale Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ensdale Row —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Lichfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cheapside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Lichfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Lichfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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