Total Crime Rate

395.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 395.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 167.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.7 9/10
  • Robbery 27.5 10/10
  • Other theft 22.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hill Top area has the 4th highest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 27th highest crime rate of 954 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 Hill Top (B70 0RZ) in the last 12 months was 395.6 per 1,000 residents and was 236.1% higher than the Great Bridge average (117.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 126.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill Top (B70 0RZ), the main crime hotspot is near A4196. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hill Top area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawkes Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting A4196 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawkes Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft A4196 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4196 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft A4196 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Telford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Telford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A4196 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A4196 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4196 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawkes Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trotter'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Witton Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pleasant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hawkes Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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