Total Crime Rate

98.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 98.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Walker Street area has the 57th highest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 346th highest crime rate of 954 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 98.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.8% lower than the Great Bridge average (117.7 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 , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% 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 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beech Crescent (21 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bourne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Webb Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bourne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bourne Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Welch Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bourne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clarkes Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Powis Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Napier Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hamilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Webb Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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