Total Crime Rate

97.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 97.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.4 7/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Anson Road area has the 58th highest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 350th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Anson Road (B70 0LZ) in the last 12 months was 97.2 per 1,000 residents and was 17.4% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 50.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anson Road (B70 0LZ), the main crime hotspot is near Marmion Way. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Anson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marmion Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Heart Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marmion Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wedgewood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashmole Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marmion Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marmion Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Guy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Guy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft St Vincent Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Heart Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wolseley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wolseley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dial Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Waterside Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dial Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Dial Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poultney Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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