Total Crime Rate
46.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cotterills Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 270th 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 Cotterills Road (DY4 0JY) in the last 12 months was 46.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cotterills Road (DY4 0JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clarkes Grove, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Powis Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Great Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourne Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Webb Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamilton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hamilton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clarkes Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamilton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourne Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourne Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Webb Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourne Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Powis Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Napier Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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