Total Crime Rate
162.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ireland Green Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 139th 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 Ireland Green Road (B70 8QS) in the last 12 months was 162.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.6% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 97.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ireland Green Road (B70 8QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clifford Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Margaret Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Great Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wheatley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lambert End | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lambert End | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mottram Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Turton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Turton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beresford Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wheatley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wood Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Acorn Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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