Total Crime Rate

717.6 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 717.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 416.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.7 10/10
  • Public order 33.5 10/10
  • Robbery 27.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Other crime 12.6 10/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.4 9/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
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

Princethorpe Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 11th 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 Princethorpe Road (WV13 2LD) in the last 12 months was 717.6 per 1,000 residents and was 527.7% 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 199 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 165.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 175.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 214.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princethorpe Road (WV13 2LD), the main crime hotspot is near Rose Hill. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Princethorpe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosedale Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rose Hill Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Rosedale Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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