Total Crime Rate
104.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pembroke Road area has the 53rd highest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 325th highest crime rate of 954 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 Pembroke Road (B71 2NH) in the last 12 months was 104.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% lower than the Great Bridge average (117.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 142.9% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 72.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 162.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pembroke Road (B71 2NH), the main crime hotspot is near Rydding Lane. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Great Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Crookhay Lane | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rydding Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | James Watt Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rydding Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rydding Lane | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pembroke Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | James Watt Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Rydding Lane | Under investigation |
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