Total Crime Rate

165.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 165.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dorothy Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bristnall , and the 127th highest crime rate of 951 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 Dorothy Road (B67 6JP) in the last 12 months was 165.1 per 1,000 residents and was 81.9% higher than the Bristnall average (90.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 87.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorothy Road (B67 6JP), the main crime hotspot is near Stanhope Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dorothy Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorothy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bearwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parkes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bearwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime A4030 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4030 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rosefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rosefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Chapel View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapel View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4030 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vince Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorothy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Dale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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