Total Crime Rate

118.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.1 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 118.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.0 10/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Meyrick Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 236th 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 Meyrick Road (B70 0JW) in the last 12 months was 118.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meyrick Road (B70 0JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New Gas Street, where police recorded 57 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 Meyrick Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Perry Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Gas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Bells Moor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkestone Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawkestone Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meyrick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Swan Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ebenezer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ebenezer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Gas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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