Total Crime Rate

76.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.6 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 76.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Parkes Street area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 366th highest 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 Parkes Street (WV13 2LR) in the last 12 months was 76.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -29.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parkes Street (WV13 2LR), the main crime hotspot is near Rose Hill. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Parkes Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rose Hill Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Prince Thorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Ratcliffe Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ratcliffe Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ratcliffe Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cadnam Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rose Hill Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Harper Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Hill Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tyler Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyler Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyler Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyler Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4590 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4590 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Peartree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosedale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Harper Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cheapside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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