Total Crime Rate

96.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.8 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 96.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Edwin Phillips Drive area has the 54th highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 346th 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 Edwin Phillips Drive (B71 2AZ) in the last 12 months was 96.4 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% lower than the Great Bridge average (117.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 57.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edwin Phillips Drive (B71 2AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Witton Lane, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trotter'S Lane (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Edwin Phillips Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crookhay Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Coles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Huntingdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Edwin Phillips Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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