Total Crime Rate

114.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 114.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Cooper Street area has the 31st highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 257th 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 Cooper Street (B70 7NY) in the last 12 months was 114.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% higher than the Charlemont with Grove Vale average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 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 Vehicle crime ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 66.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cooper Street (B70 7NY), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 159 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cooper Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Walter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walsall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Water Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Normans Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Normans Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Normans Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Normans Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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