Total Crime Rate

33.1 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 33.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Lovatt Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Princes End , and the 157th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lovatt Close (DY4 0HX) in the last 12 months was 33.1 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lovatt Close (DY4 0HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norman Drive, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farmer Way (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lovatt Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ocker Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dawn Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dawn Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prospect Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Boswell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Coppice Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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