Total Crime Rate

144.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 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

Cape Street 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 Cape Street (B70 0HB) 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 Cape Street (B70 0HB), 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 Cape Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitgreave Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blades Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitgreave Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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