Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 100.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 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
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

Orchard Close area has the 37th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 257th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orchard Close (WV13 2EW) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Close (WV13 2EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brunslow Close (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cannon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunslow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Birmingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brunslow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brunslow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunslow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunslow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunslow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunslow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hobley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Mill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hobley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Harper Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Harper Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Peartree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Willow Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Squires Gate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Squires Gate Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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