Darlaston West
Middle areaSouth west Walsall. 9,874 people in 2.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 71% of people in Darlaston West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Darlaston West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Darlaston West at a rate of 89.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.7 per 1,000 people across Walsall.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 450 |
| Other crime | 121 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 98 |
| Vehicle crime | 85 |
| Burglary | 41 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 33 |
| Shoplifting | 31 |
| Robbery | 11 |
| Drug offences | 8 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Darlaston West compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Darlaston West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Darlaston West at a rate of 89.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.7 per 1,000 people across Walsall.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 77 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Darlaston West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (450), other crime (121) and criminal damage and arson (98).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Walsall
These figures are published for the whole of Walsall, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Walsall and not Darlaston West alone. See Walsall
Darlaston West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Darlaston West was £190,000 in 2025.
Darlaston West had 9,109 usual residents at the census.
About 71% of people in Darlaston West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Darlaston West, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.