Total Crime Rate

197.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

124.5 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 197.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 124.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.2 10/10
  • Public order 25.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Heronville Drive area has the 13th highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 99th 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 Heronville Drive (B70 0HS) in the last 12 months was 197.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.8% higher than the Great Bridge average (117.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 124.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heronville Drive (B70 0HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hawkes Lane, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ebenezer Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heronville Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Perry Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meyrick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkes Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sydney Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hawthorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poultney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dial Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkestone Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawkestone Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ebenezer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ebenezer Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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