Total Crime Rate

98.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 98.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Priory Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Soho and Victoria , and the 336th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Priory Close (B66 3SL) in the last 12 months was 98.5 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Close (B66 3SL), the main crime hotspot is near London Street. Police recorded 435 crimes here, including 305 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Soho and Victoria

Crime Over Time in Priory Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime St Matthews Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order London Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime London Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order London Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order London Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order London Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order London Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order London Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons London Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft London Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft London Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft London Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson London Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson London Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bainbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinsey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Newmans Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary New Hope Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kelvin Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Grove Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Grove Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Lane —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 66

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑