Total Crime Rate

47.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ruskin Street area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 273rd 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 Ruskin Street (B71 1LX) in the last 12 months was 47.2 per 1,000 residents and was 41.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruskin Street (B71 1LX), the main crime hotspot is near John Street. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Charlemont with Grove Vale

Crime Over Time in Ruskin Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Gladstone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wordsworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Raleigh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temple Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Drake Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Grant Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haig Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkgate Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Greswold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Peel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Peel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Garratt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Monkgate Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs John Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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