Total Crime Rate

29.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 29.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 18.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.7 4/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Mason Street area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 125th lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mason Street (B70 9NN) in the last 12 months was 29.8 per 1,000 residents and was 74.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mason Street (B70 9NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tildasley Street, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dudley Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mason Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cordley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tildasley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adams Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tildasley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Guns Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lambert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lambert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beresford Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beresford Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lambert End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambert End Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wheatley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tapestries Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Borwick Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borwick Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borwick Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dudley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambert End Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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