Total Crime Rate

84.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 84.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Elizabeth Road area has the 64th highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 416th highest crime rate of 951 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 Elizabeth Road (B70 0EZ) in the last 12 months was 84.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% lower than the Great Bridge average (117.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elizabeth Road (B70 0EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Blades Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elizabeth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Whitehall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Farley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Horton Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cophall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Whitehall Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Philip Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Dunkirk Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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