Total Crime Rate
24.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Callaghan Drive area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 79th lowest crime rate of 954 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 Callaghan Drive (B69 3NG) in the last 12 months was 24.1 per 1,000 residents and was 79.5% 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Callaghan Drive (B69 3NG), 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.
View Crime In Great Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cartwright Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gladstone Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Churchill Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Warwick Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wilson Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hamilton Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cartwright Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cartwright Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Cartwright Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Law Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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