Total Crime Rate

144.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 144.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 102.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Earl Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 168th 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 Earl Street (B70 9HR) in the last 12 months was 144.2 per 1,000 residents and was 72.5% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 102.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Earl Street (B70 9HR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 153 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Earl Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lambert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lambert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Guns Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chapman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winkle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dartmouth Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Dartmouth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edith Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Creed Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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