Total Crime Rate

73.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Dunkirk Avenue area has the 61st lowest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 467th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dunkirk Avenue (B70 0ER) in the last 12 months was 73.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunkirk Avenue (B70 0ER), the main crime hotspot is near Blades Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dunkirk Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elizabeth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elizabeth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Elizabeth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blades Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitgreave Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitgreave Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cape Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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