Total Crime Rate

144.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 144.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.1 9/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Charles Street Industrial Estate area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 178th highest 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 Charles Street Industrial Estate (B70 0AZ) in the last 12 months was 144.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 79.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Street Industrial Estate (B70 0AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elwell Street, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitehall Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Charles Street Industrial Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Elwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Elwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Elwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Elwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Elwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Elwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Elwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Elwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Elwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Elwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Elwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Elwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Elwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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