Total Crime Rate

61.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.3 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 61.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Yale Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 375th lowest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Yale Road (WV13 2JR) in the last 12 months was 61.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -31.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yale Road (WV13 2JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Darlaston Lane, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brueton Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Yale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darlaston Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lunt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ratcliffe Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ratcliffe Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Ratcliffe Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brueton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Darlaston Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Darlaston Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Prince Thorpe Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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