Total Crime Rate

131.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 131.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Claypit Lane area has the 29th highest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 213th 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 Claypit Lane (B70 9UN) in the last 12 months was 131.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 103.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Claypit Lane (B70 9UN), the main crime hotspot is near Dudley Street. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Claypit Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bilhay Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Claypit Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Butler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Ryders Mill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Butler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 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 Claypit Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dudley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bilhay Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bilhay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Living Well Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bilhay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Davey Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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