Total Crime Rate

80.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Harrowby Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Darlaston South , and the 325th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harrowby Road (WV14 8AE) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% lower than the Darlaston South average (87.1 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harrowby Road (WV14 8AE), the main crime hotspot is near Engine Lane. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harrowby Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Charles Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Charles Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kendrick Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sorbus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wilkinson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wilkinson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Engine Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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