Total Crime Rate

102.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.5 8/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Whitgreave Street area has the 51st highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 316th highest crime rate of 951 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 Whitgreave Street (B70 9AS) in the last 12 months was 102.0 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% lower than the Great Bridge average (117.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitgreave Street (B70 9AS), the main crime hotspot is near Grenville Place. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitgreave Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Whitgreave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Collins Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitgreave Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dunkirk Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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