Total Crime Rate
32.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tapestries Avenue area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 147th lowest crime rate of 954 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 Tapestries Avenue (B70 9NP) in the last 12 months was 32.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.8% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tapestries Avenue (B70 9NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cordley Street, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dudley Street (21 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 | Shoplifting | Cordley 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 | Hilton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Young Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Young Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coppice Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lambert End | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lambert End | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beresford Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Railway Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wheatley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wheatley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turner Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wood Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turner Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turner Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Turner Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cordley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Turner Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hilton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eaton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Railway Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Butler Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Butler Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Railway Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Claypit Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claypit Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ryders Mill Close | Under investigation |
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