Total Crime Rate

115.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 115.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.2 10/10
  • Burglary 17.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Gomer Street area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 208th highest crime rate of 827 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 Gomer Street (WV13 2NW) in the last 12 months was 115.9 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gomer Street (WV13 2NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Upper Lichfield Street, where police recorded 213 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gomer Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dartmouth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Stafford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stafford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ensdale Row
Apr 2026Burglary Ensdale Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ensdale Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ensdale Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Lichfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Lichfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Lichfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Lichfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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