Total Crime Rate

65.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 65.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 58.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.6 8/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thomas Crescent area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Soho and Victoria , and the 404th lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thomas Crescent (B66 3LF) in the last 12 months was 65.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% lower than the Soho and Victoria average (128.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 58.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thomas Crescent (B66 3LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B4136, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trafalgar Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thomas Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4136 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4136 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Messenger Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Precinct Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Precinct Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St Matthews Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bush Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Poplar Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Poplar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B4136 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson French Walls Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4136 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Croxall Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Messenger Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walnut Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Soho Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Soho Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Ryder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Exeter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Drive

Data Sources

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