Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 125.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 91.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Millfields Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 215th 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 Millfields Road (B71 2NS) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 13.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 91.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Millfields Road (B71 2NS), the main crime hotspot is near Hydes Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Millfields Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pembroke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pembroke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pembroke Road 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hydes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rydding Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydding Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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