Total Crime Rate

84.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Parkes Street area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 303rd highest crime rate of 824 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 Parkes Street (WV13 2LR) in the last 12 months was 84.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parkes Street (WV13 2LR), 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 Parkes Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bow Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rose Hill Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rosedale Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosedale Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peartree Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bilston Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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