Total Crime Rate

60.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 60.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Temple Way area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 365th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Temple Way (B69 3JN) in the last 12 months was 60.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 233.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 135.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Temple Way (B69 3JN), 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 Temple Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Cartwright Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Law Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cartwright Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hamilton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Warwick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Churchill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cartwright Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peel Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cartwright Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wilson Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Asquith Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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