Total Crime Rate

123.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.5 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 123.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 69.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Robbery 7.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Gospel Oak Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 219th 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 Gospel Oak Road (DY4 0DS) in the last 12 months was 123.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 69.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gospel Oak Road (DY4 0DS), the main crime hotspot is near Chillington Road. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gospel Oak Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chillington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chillington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gospel Oak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gospel Oak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Jones Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Seymour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Chillington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chillington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chillington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rachel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bagnall Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rachel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Bagnall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bagnall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wooding Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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