Total Crime Rate

125.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 125.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wellington Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 214th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Street (B71 1DR) in the last 12 months was 125.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% higher than the Charlemont with Grove Vale average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Street (B71 1DR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 153 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Raleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alba Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alba Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alba Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Alba Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alba Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Law Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Raleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Cromwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drake Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drake Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drake Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drake Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drake Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alba Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grant Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bratt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Tantany Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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