Crime Rates at Walnut Close, Bilston, WV14 8QJ

Walnut Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Darlaston South , and the 384th lowest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walnut Close (WV14 8QJ) in the last 12 months was 62.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% lower than the Darlaston South average (89.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walnut Close (WV14 8QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mervyn Place, where police recorded 155 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arbour Drive (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.