Total Crime Rate

50.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 50.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.4 3/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crookhay Lane area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 296th 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 Crookhay Lane (B71 2NG) in the last 12 months was 50.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.0% lower than the Great Bridge average (117.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crookhay Lane (B71 2NG), the main crime hotspot is near Pembroke Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crookhay Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Telford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pembroke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Edwin Phillips Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pembroke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pembroke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Telford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crookhay Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witton Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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