Total Crime Rate

1494.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1494.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 633.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 187.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 138.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 123.0 10/10
  • Other theft 109.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 78.3 10/10
  • Burglary 69.4 10/10
  • Public order 64.9 10/10
  • Robbery 33.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 20.1 10/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Other crime 13.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
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

Peel Street area has the highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 824 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 Peel Street (WV13 2BZ) in the last 12 months was 1494.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1207.3% higher 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 Shoplifting with 283 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 137 (≈ 306.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peel Street (WV13 2BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Upper Lichfield Street, where police recorded 243 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Peel Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Field Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Field Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Field Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Field Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ensdale Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newlands Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Croft Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolverhampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stafford Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longacres —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Longacres Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longacres Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stafford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stafford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stafford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Stafford Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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