Total Crime Rate
46.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Seymour Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Princes End , and the 260th 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 Seymour Road (DY4 0EW) in the last 12 months was 46.1 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% lower than the Princes End average (101.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -76.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Seymour Road (DY4 0EW), the main crime hotspot is near Chillington Road. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Princes End| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spring Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chillington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chillington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Boswell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chillington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chillington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chillington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chillington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Prospect Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dawn Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dawn Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chillington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kidd Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Coppice | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maple Leaf Road | Under investigation |
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