Total Crime Rate

85.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 85.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.5 10/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Walker Street area has the 62nd highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 404th 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 Walker Street (DY4 0JU) in the last 12 months was 85.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walker Street (DY4 0JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clarkes Grove, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Powis Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Walker Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powis Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powis Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarkes Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarkes Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Clarkes Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Powis Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarkes Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powis Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarkes Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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