Total Crime Rate

144.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.6 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 144.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.3 8/10
  • Drugs 31.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grout Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 167th 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 Grout Street (B70 0HD) in the last 12 months was 144.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grout Street (B70 0HD), 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 Grout Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Horton Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitgreave Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Whitgreave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dunkirk Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Whitehall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Whitehall Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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