Total Crime Rate

844.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

221.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 844.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 364.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 221.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 151.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 57.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.8 10/10
  • Burglary 51.8 10/10
  • Other theft 51.8 10/10
  • Robbery 33.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.9 10/10
  • Public order 25.9 10/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.0 10/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Great Bridge Street area has the highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 10th 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 Great Bridge Street (B70 0DA) in the last 12 months was 844.6 per 1,000 residents and was 620.8% higher than the Great Bridge average (117.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 183 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 111 (≈ 221.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% 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 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brickhouse Lane (14 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 (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Brickhouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brickhouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Elwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime 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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