Total Crime Rate

167.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 167.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Brook Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Soho and Victoria , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brook Street (B66 3DD) in the last 12 months was 167.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% higher than the Soho and Victoria average (126.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 99.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Street (B66 3DD), the main crime hotspot is near Brook Street. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brook Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Pool Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Bird Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Baldwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street South Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Higgins Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Salcombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Cutler Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cutler Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Victoria Park Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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