Total Crime Rate

922.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 922.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 444.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 149.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.8 10/10
  • Other theft 51.8 10/10
  • Burglary 49.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 47.8 10/10
  • Robbery 35.9 10/10
  • Public order 29.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Drugs 13.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.0 10/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 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

Great Bridge Street area has the highest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 7th 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 Great Bridge Street (B70 0DA) in the last 12 months was 922.3 per 1,000 residents and was 683.5% higher than the Great Bridge average (117.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 223 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 127.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 114 (≈ 227.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Bridge Street (B70 0DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elwell Street, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brickhouse Lane (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Great Bridge Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Elwell Street Under investigation
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 2025Burglary Elwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime 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 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

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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