Total Crime Rate

80.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 80.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hodson Avenue area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 346th highest crime rate of 827 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 Hodson Avenue (WV13 2HS) in the last 12 months was 80.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hodson Avenue (WV13 2HS), the main crime hotspot is near Brunslow Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hodson Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Harper Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunslow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cannon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Birmingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Peartree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Harper Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fletcher'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Marston 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 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 Mill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Willow Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Squires Gate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Squires Gate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Willow Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hobley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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