Total Crime Rate

2.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 2.9 1/10
  • Violent crimes 2.9 1/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • 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
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

The Courtyard area has the lowest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 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 The Courtyard (B70 9PG) in the last 12 months was 2.9 per 1,000 residents and was 97.6% lower than the Great Bridge average (117.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Robbery with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ).

In the area around The Courtyard (B70 9PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wheatley Street, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Turner Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Courtyard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beresford Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Borwick Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wheatley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mottram Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Turner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adams Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borwick Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Mottram Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borwick Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beresford Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brandon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambert End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambert End Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Bull Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bull Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bull Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lambert End Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brandon Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brandon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brandon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brandon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hilton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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