Total Crime Rate

42.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 42.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • 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

Law Street area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 232nd 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 Law Street (B71 1DZ) in the last 12 months was 42.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.9% lower than the Charlemont with Grove Vale average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Law Street (B71 1DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 138 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 Law Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Garratt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Drake Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temple Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Raleigh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Wordsworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haig Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alba Road
Sep 2025Other crime Gladstone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alba Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alba Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alba Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alba Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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