Total Crime Rate

72.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 72.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 58.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.8 8/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Ruskin Street area has the 63rd lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 462nd lowest crime rate of 951 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 Ruskin Street (B71 1LN) in the last 12 months was 72.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.7% lower 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruskin Street (B71 1LN), 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 Ruskin Street area

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

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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