Total Crime Rate

39.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 39.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Irving Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Princes End , and the 199th lowest crime rate of 954 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 Irving Road (DY4 0AH) in the last 12 months was 39.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.6% lower than the Princes End average (101.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Irving Road (DY4 0AH), the main crime hotspot is near Humphries Crescent. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Irving Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Wells Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richards Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richards Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rocket Pool Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pace Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4037 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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