Total Crime Rate

40.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Thornton Close area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 218th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thornton Close (B69 3JD) in the last 12 months was 40.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.3% lower than the Great Bridge average (117.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornton Close (B69 3JD), the main crime hotspot is near Wilson Drive. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thornton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Asquith Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Hamilton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Churchill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cartwright Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cartwright Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cartwright Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Warwick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wilson Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cartwright Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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