Total Crime Rate

162.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 162.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.8 10/10
  • Burglary 19.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Gads Lane 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 Gads Lane (B70 8QW) 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 Gads Lane (B70 8QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wheatley Street, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manley Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gads Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Wheatley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hilton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mottram Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Wood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wheatley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beresford Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lambert End Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lambert End Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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