Total Crime Rate

431.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 431.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 137.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 114.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.7 10/10
  • Other theft 22.9 10/10
  • Burglary 19.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 9.8 8/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Meeting Street area has the highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 24th highest crime rate of 954 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 Old Meeting Street (B70 9SH) in the last 12 months was 431.4 per 1,000 residents and was 436.5% higher than the Charlemont with Grove Vale average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 166.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Meeting Street (B70 9SH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Meeting Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Ridgacre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tildasley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bilhay Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bilhay Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oakwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tildasley Street
Sep 2025Drugs Tildasley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tildasley Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bilhay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tildasley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tildasley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tildasley Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tildasley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tildasley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cordley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cordley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Brett Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brett Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Old Meeting Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Meeting Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kempson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bilhay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winkle Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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