Total Crime Rate

133.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 133.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Piercy Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Piercy Street (B70 9PH) in the last 12 months was 133.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 89.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Piercy Street (B70 9PH), the main crime hotspot is near Claypit Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Piercy Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Brandon Way Local resolution
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 Borwick Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Borwick Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hilton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brandon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brandon Way 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Borwick Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bull Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Change Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bull Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bull Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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