Total Crime Rate

58.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 58.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Borwick Avenue area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 342nd 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 Borwick Avenue (B70 9TT) in the last 12 months was 58.1 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Borwick Avenue (B70 9TT), the main crime hotspot is near Turner Street. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Borwick Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Butler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wheatley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hilton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Turner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Turner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Butler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Wood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Young Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Young Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Piercy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eaton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wheatley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Living Well Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claypit Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claypit Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ryders Mill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claypit Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claypit Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claypit Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beresford Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Claypit Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claypit Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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