Total Crime Rate

241.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

171.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 241.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 171.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 135.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.2 10/10
  • Public order 33.1 10/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Dagger Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 70th highest crime rate of 951 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 Dagger Lane (B71 4DA) in the last 12 months was 241.0 per 1,000 residents and was 188.4% higher than the Charlemont with Grove Vale average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 171.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 278.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dagger Lane (B71 4DA), the main crime hotspot is near Hallam Drive. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dagger Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hallam Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kiniths Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kiniths Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Arbor Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Church Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Church Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Temple Meadows Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Temple Meadows Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranbourne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Temple Meadows Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottrell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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