Total Crime Rate

150.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 150.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.4 10/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Rayford Drive area has the 19th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 166th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rayford Drive (B71 3QN) in the last 12 months was 150.5 per 1,000 residents and was 87.2% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 75.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 883.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rayford Drive (B71 3QN), the main crime hotspot is near Andrew Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rayford Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Andrew Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanhurst Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelverley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Andrew Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Andrew Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Andrew Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Andrew Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rayford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rayford Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rayford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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