Total Crime Rate

357.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.9 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 357.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 226.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 81.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.6 8/10
  • Public order 21.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.1 9/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Robbery 6.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Clay Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bristnall , and the 30th 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 Clay Lane (B69 4TH) in the last 12 months was 357.8 per 1,000 residents and was 294.2% higher than the Bristnall average (90.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 105 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 81.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clay Lane (B69 4TH), the main crime hotspot is near Poplar Avenue. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clay Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Oak Green Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jarvis Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pumphouse Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pumphouse Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pumphouse Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Maltings Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maltings Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maltings Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maltings Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Junction Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Poplar Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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