Total Crime Rate

431.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 431.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 284.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.4 8/10
  • Other theft 21.6 10/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Robbery 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 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

Clay Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bristnall , and the 25th highest crime rate of 954 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 431.0 per 1,000 residents and was 380.8% higher than the Bristnall average (89.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 132 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 79.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clay Lane (B69 4TH), the main crime hotspot is near Poplar Avenue. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 30 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 (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Junction Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Titford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arden Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arden Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arden Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langley High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langley High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clay Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Langley High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgewater Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgewater Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grosvenor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Green Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oak Green Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Uncle Ben'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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