Total Crime Rate

230.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

145.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 230.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 145.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 40.9 8/10
  • Public order 29.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cape Hill area has the 4th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Soho and Victoria , and the 77th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cape Hill (B66 4RN) in the last 12 months was 230.5 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 145.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cape Hill (B66 4RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A4092 (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cape Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft B4125 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4092 Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft A4092 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4125 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clent View Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Clent View Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clent View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clent View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Claremont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gilbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Corbett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Corbett Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4125 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4125 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4092 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Scribbans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waterloo Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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