Total Crime Rate

84.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

This 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 This (B70 9UG) 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 postcode B70 9UG, the main crime hotspot is near Sutton Crescent. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in B70 9UG area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Wood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claypit Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claypit Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Piercy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bull Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutton Crescent Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Robbery Claypit Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claypit Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claypit Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claypit Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hilton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claypit Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coppice Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eaton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Young Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Young Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Living Well Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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