Total Crime Rate
84.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hilton Street area has the 68th lowest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 431st highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hilton Street (B70 9TW) in the last 12 months was 84.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 68.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hilton Street (B70 9TW), 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.
View Crime In Great Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Vehicle crime | Hilton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Turner Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Turner Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turner Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turner Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turner Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bull Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Piercy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Young Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wood Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eaton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Claypit Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Millward Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Living Well Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coppice Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wheatley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wheatley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claypit Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claypit Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claypit Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claypit Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claypit Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claypit Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutton Crescent | Offender given a caution |
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