Crime in Darlaston
Recorded crime in Darlaston is 1.1 times the Walsall average and 1.4 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 10%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Darlaston: about 25,890 residents in 23 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 2/10High crime
- Living
- 8.8/10Excellent
- 5-year change
- −10%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 1.1×the Walsall average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Darlaston.
Crime over 5 years
Down 10% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Darlaston, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.1× the Walsall average (1.4× the England and Wales average). 102 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 61% of the harm here
- Burglary: 16% of the harm here
- Robbery: 9% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 61% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 11 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Walsall (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Walsall council area, not only Darlaston. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 1,260 | 4.3 | Down 8% |
| Cars broken into | 1,011 | 3.4 | Up 35% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 2,108 | 7.1 | Up 8% |
| Burglary of homes | 699 | 2.4 | About the same |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in WS10
In WS10, the postcode district at the centre of Darlaston, 10% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 2,286 | 6% | 8% | 75% | 11% | 2% |
| Shoplifting | 753 | 24% | 3% | 19% | 54% | 1% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 514 | 5% | 0% | 18% | 76% | 1% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 496 | 4% | 6% | 36% | 53% | 1% |
| Other theft | 467 | 7% | 2% | 35% | 54% | 2% |
| Public order | 253 | 10% | 3% | 64% | 21% | 2% |
| Burglary | 180 | 8% | 1% | 23% | 69% | 0% |
| Other crime | 155 | 12% | 6% | 61% | 17% | 4% |
| Robbery | 139 | 19% | 1% | 34% | 44% | 2% |
| Drugs | 129 | 18% | 47% | 24% | 5% | 5% |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 116 | 28% | 15% | 38% | 18% | 2% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 1% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 1.9 |
| Burglary | 6.9 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 42.3 |
| Drugs | 1.5 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 1.4 |
| Other crime | 2.3 |
| Other theft | 7.4 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.6 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 13.9 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 9.5 |
| Public order | 7.0 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.6 |
| Shoplifting | 6.4 |
Postcode districts in Darlaston
Nearby towns
Council: Walsall
Questions about crime in Darlaston
- Is Darlaston a safe place to live?
- Darlaston scores 2 out of 10 for safety (high crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.1 times the Walsall average.
- Is crime going up or down in Darlaston?
- Down 10% over 5 years, from 3,116 recorded crimes a year to 2,805.
- What is the most common crime in Darlaston?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 42 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Darlaston compare with Walsall?
- Crime severity in Darlaston is 1.1 times the Walsall average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Darlaston?
- In WS10, the postcode district at the centre of Darlaston, 10% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 34% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Darlaston?
- Of 180 burglaries reported in WS10, the postcode district at the centre of Darlaston between September 2024 and August 2025, 8% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 69% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Darlaston?
- In Walsall, the council area Darlaston is in, the police recorded 1,260 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 4.3 per 1,000 residents, down 8% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Darlaston?
- 2,108 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Walsall, the council area Darlaston is in, 7.1 per 1,000 residents, 1.5 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Darlaston last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Walsall, the council area Darlaston is in, against 3 the year before.