Crime Rate in Friar Park, ward

Friar Park has the 7th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Sandwell district and the 2551st highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 263rd highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Friar Park in the last 12 months was 80.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% lower than the Sandwell district average (105.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Friar Park’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 477 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 561 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Friar Park ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Crankhall Lane, with 59 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Kilvert Road (25 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.